tet|ra|chot|o|my

tet|ra|chot|o|my
tet|ra|chot|o|my «TEHT ruh KOT uh mee», noun, plural -mies.
division into four parts, classes, branches, or other divisions.
[< Greek tétracha in four parts (< tetra- four) + tomíā a cutting, division]

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  • tet — al·lo·tet·ra·ploid; ap·a·tet·ic; cen·tet·i·dae; cy·clo·octa·tet·ra·ene; di·e·tet·ic; di·e·tet·i·cal·ly; di·e·tet·ics; ex·ul·tet; fus·tet; mi·gra·tet·ic; mi·gra·tet·ics; moor·tet·ter; mo·tet; mot·tet·to; nepho·tet·tix; oc·tet; or·tet;… …   English syllables

  • tetrachotomous — tet·ra·chot·o·mous …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • mous — ab·nor·mous; ag·a·mous; al·log·a·mous; al·mous; am·phi·des·mous; am·phid·ro·mous; am·phis·to·mous; anad·ro·mous; an·gi·o·sper·mous; an·isog·a·mous; anon·y·mous; an·ton·y·mous; apla·nog·a·mous; as·to·mous; athal·a·mous; au·mous; au·tog·a·mous;… …   English syllables

  • ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • Tetrachotomous — Tet ra*chot o*mous, a. [Gr. te tracha in four parts + te mnein to cut.] (Bot.) Having a division by fours; separated into four parts or series, or into series of fours. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • di — di·al·able; di·al; di·al·de·hyde; di·a·lec·tal; di·a·lec·tal·ism; di·a·lec·tic; di·a·lec·ti·cal; di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly; di·a·lec·ti·cian; di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal; di·a·lec·tol·o·gist; di·a·lec·tol·o·gy; di·a·lis·ter; di·alkylamine; di·al·lage;… …   English syllables

  • ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

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