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tetracameral

tetracameral adjective: having four chambers; comprising four separate parts.

Adjective

tetracameral (not comparable)

  1. Having four chambers; comprising four separate parts.
    • Yet in the crocodilians, for example, the heart is already tetracameral, the arterial blood is completely separated from the venous, and there are other progressive features as well.1977, Unknown, “Geophysics”, in Doklady, Earth Science Sections, page 238
    • Tetracameral legislature. One lower house is selected by proportional representation by party, a second lower house is selected by first-past-the-post elections in the states/provinces, a third lower house is composed of representatives of various sufficiently powerful organizations (churches...2009 July 26, Carpetbagger, “AH challenge: Make this the US government”, in Alternate History Discussion

Origin of tetracameral

From tetra- + cameral.

Words formed from tetracameral

Questions about tetracameral

What does tetracameral mean?
Tetracameral means having four chambers; comprising four separate parts.
What part of speech is tetracameral?
Tetracameral is an adjective.

Words near tetracameral in the dictionary

  1. tetrabutyltin
  2. tetracaesium
  3. tetracaine
  4. tetracaines
  5. tetracalcium
  6. tetracameral
  7. tetracameralism
  8. tetracampid
  9. tetracampids
  10. tetracarbene
  11. tetracarbide

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