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tetrel

tetrel noun: an element from the carbon group (or group 14) of the periodic table, which includes silicon, germanium, tin, and lead.

Noun

tetrel (plural tetrels)

  1. An element from the carbon group (or group 14) of the periodic table, which includes silicon, germanium, tin, and lead.
    Synonyms:
    carbon group element, crystallogen

Synonyms of tetrel

Forms of tetrel

pluraltetrels

Origin of tetrel

From tetr- + -el, short for element.

Questions about tetrel

What does tetrel mean?
Tetrel means an element from the carbon group (or group 14) of the periodic table, which includes silicon, germanium, tin, and lead.
What part of speech is tetrel?
Tetrel is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrel?
The plural of tetrel is tetrels.

Words near tetrel in the dictionary

  1. tetrazotizing
  2. tetrazzini
  3. Tetreault
  4. Tetreaults
  5. Tetreaultville
  6. tetrel
  7. tetrels
  8. tetrevangelia
  9. tetrevangelium
  10. tetri
  11. tetriamond

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