Definition of "tetratomic" []

• Having four atoms per molecule. (adjective)
• Having four replaceable univalent atoms or radicals. (adjective)

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• "It is worthy of notice that in diatomic elements _four_ funnels open on the faces of tetrahedra; in triatomic, _six_ funnels on the faces of cubes; in tetratomic, _eight_ funnels on the faces of octahedra."