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tetrafunctional

tetrafunctional adjective: having four (typically different) functional groups.

Adjective

tetrafunctional (not comparable)

  1. Having four (typically different) functional groups

Origin of tetrafunctional

From tetra- + functional.

Questions about tetrafunctional

What does tetrafunctional mean?
Tetrafunctional means having four (typically different) functional groups.
What part of speech is tetrafunctional?
Tetrafunctional is an adjective.

Words near tetrafunctional in the dictionary

  1. tetrafolate
  2. tetrafolates
  3. tetrafoliate
  4. tetraformyl
  5. tetrafossate
  6. tetrafunctional
  7. tetrafunctionalized
  8. tetrafurcation
  9. tetragametic
  10. tetragamous
  11. tetragamy

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