tetrel

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noun

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

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carbon group elementcrystallogentetragenGroup 14 element
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Meanings

nountetrel (plural tetrels)

plural tetrels

  1. chemistryAn 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 & antonyms

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

Similar
carbon group elementcrystallogen

More synonyms by meaning

nounany chemical element that belongs to the carbon group.

Similar
tetragencrystallogenGroup 14 elementcarbon group element
Broader
chemical elementelement
Also see
crystallogen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tetr- + -el, short for element.

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APA

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MLA

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