tetrad
tet·rad
noun \ˈte-ˌtrad\Definition of TETRAD
: a group or arrangement of four: as a : a group of four cells produced by the successive divisions of a mother cell <a tetrad of spores> b : a group of four synapsed chromatids that become visibly evident in the pachytene stage of meiotic prophase
— te·trad·ic \te-ˈtra-dik\ adjective
Origin of TETRAD
Greek tetrad-, tetras, from tetra-
First Known Use: 1653
Rhymes with TETRAD
Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, comrade, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dryad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, footpad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, maenad, monad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nicad, nomad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, pleiad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, touch pad, triclad
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