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tetrachotomous

tetrachotomous adjective: dividing or branching into four equal pieces.

Adjective

tetrachotomous (not comparable)

  1. Dividing or branching into four equal pieces.

Origin of tetrachotomous

From tetrachotomy + -ous.

Questions about tetrachotomous

What does tetrachotomous mean?
Tetrachotomous means dividing or branching into four equal pieces.
What part of speech is tetrachotomous?
Tetrachotomous is an adjective.

Words near tetrachotomous in the dictionary

  1. tetrachordo
  2. tetrachordos
  3. tetrachords
  4. tetrachoric
  5. tetrachotomies
  6. tetrachotomous
  7. tetrachotomy
  8. tetrachromacy
  9. tetrachromat
  10. tetrachromate
  11. tetrachromates

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