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Look up: Tetra-

  1. tetra
    [n] - brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. TETRA
    Terrestrial Trunked Radio, formerly Trans European Trunked RAdio, digital private mobile radio (PMR) standard defined by ETSI. PMR is typically used by public safety and utilities. Compare with analogue PMR (private/public mobile radio). TETRA also includes a packet radio technology, TETRA PDO (packet data optimised) but this has been less successful than mainstream TETRA V+D (voice plus data). See also GSM-R and TETRAPOL.
    Found on http://www.flying-boat.co.uk/glossary/

  3. tetra
    digital trunked mobile PAMR standard being developed by ETSI.TETRA is a mobile communications system to be used for applications on a shared basis,such as by closed user groups Category: News-systems and communications
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Tetra
    Secure mobile transmission technology. Popular with the emergency services.
    Found on http://www.ft.com/dbglossary

  5. Tetra
    Definition (keystage 3) Prefix meaning to do with four.
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht

  6. tetra
    noun brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Tetra
    `Tetra` are species of small South American freshwater fish, belonging to the family Characidae and to its former subfamily Alestiidae (the `African tetras`). The characidae are distinguished from other fish by the presence of a small adipose fin between the dorsal fin and caudal fin. Many of these, such as the neon tetra, are brightly colored and easy to keep in captivity, and extremely popular for home aquaria. The term tetra is not actually a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetra

  8. tetra
    any of numerous attractively coloured freshwater fishes of the characin family, Characidae, often kept in home aquariums. Tetras are ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/30

  9. tetra
    tetra: see characin.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09194

  10. Tetra (disambiguation)
    `Tetra` is a numerical prefix that refers to four. It may also refer to: * Tetra, a South American freshwater fish in the family Characidae * Tetra Company, a supplier of aquarium equipment and fish food * Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA), a standard for encrypted radio networks * Tetra, a character in `The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker` and `The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass` * Tetra Galaxy, the fictional galaxy in the game `Metroid Pri...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetra_(disa

  11. Tetra Amelia Syndrome
    An extremely rare birth disorder in which the child is born with missing limbs. One or more arm(s) or leg(s) never develops during fetal growth and will be missing when the child is born. Facial abnormalities, heart, skeletal and nervous system complications and genital malformations are common. Breathing complications are common because the lungs ...
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/T/2

  12. Tetra Laval
    `Tetra Laval` is a private industrial group of Swedish origin headquartered in Switzerland. The Tetra Laval Group consists of the three independent industry groups: Tetra Pak, DeLaval & Sidel. Altogether, the Group employs close to 30,200 people. The companies' activities are focused on systems for processing, packaging & distribution of food & accessories for dairy production & animal husbandry. The three industry groups are leaders within the...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetra_Laval

  13. Tetra MoU
    The `TETRA Memorandum of Understanding` (MoU) association represents users, manufacturers, application providers, integrators, operators, test houses and telecom agencies involved with the TETRA digital PMR standard. They exist to promote dialogue between members and to encourage adherence to and adoption of the relevant ETSI standards.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetra_MoU

  14. Tetra Pak
    `Tetra Pak` is a multinational food processing and packaging company of Swedish origin. It was founded in 1951 in Lund, Sweden by Ruben Rausing. It was Erik Wallenberg, who invented the tetrahedronal package, today known as Tetra Classic. The company is part of the Tetra Laval group which also includes Sidel- who specialise in PET bottles- and DeLaval, a producer of dairy farming machinery and food processing equipment. Ruben Rausing's sons Hans ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetra_Pak

  15. Tetra-
    Tet'ra- [ Greek te`tra- , from te`sares , te`ttares , four. See Four .] 1. A combining form or prefix signifying four , as in tetra basic, tetra petalous. 2. (Chemistry) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting four proportional or combining parts of the substance or ingredient denoted by the term to which it is ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/33

  16. tetra-
    1. <prefix> A combining form or prefix signifying four, as in tetrabasic, tetrapetalous. ... 2. <chemistry> A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting four proportional or combining parts of the substance or ingredient denoted by the term to which it is prefixed, as in tetra-chloride, tetroxide. ... Origin: Gr, from, four. ... (29 O ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  17. Tetra-
    • A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting four proportional or combining parts of the substance or ingredient denoted by the term to which it is prefixed, as in tetra-chloride, tetroxide. • A combining form or prefix signifying four, as in tetrabasic, tetrapetalous.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. tetra-
    Four. [G. tetra-, four]
    Found on

  19. tetra-amelia
    Absence of upper and lower limbs. ... Origin: tetra-+ G. A-priv. + melos, limb ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  20. tetra-amelia
    Absence of upper and lower limbs. [tetra- + G. a- priv. + melos, limb]
    Found on

  21. tetra-calcium aluminoferrite
    (from the article `cement`) ...four main compounds: tricalcium silicate (3CaO SiO2), dicalcium silicate (2CaO SiO2), tricalcium aluminate (3CaO Al2O3), and a tetra-calcium ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/30

  22. Tetra-ethyl lead
    } `Tetra-ethyl lead`, abbreviated `TEL`, is an organometallic compound with the formula (CH3CH2)4Pb. Once a common anti-knock additive in gasoline (petrol), TEL usage was largely discontinued because of the toxicity of lead and its disadvantageous effects on catalytic converters. It is still used as an additive in aviation fuel for piston engine powered aircraft.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetra-ethyl

  23. Tetra-Ethyl-Lead
    Tetra-Ethyl-Lead is an organo-metalic compound widely used as an anti-knock agent in leaded petrol.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  24. Tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride
    `Tetra-`n`-butylammonium fluoride` or `TBAF` is a quaternary ammonium salt with the chemical formula (CH3CH2CH2CH2)4N+F-. It is commercially available as the trihydrate and as a solution in tetrahydrofuran. In the laboratory the compound is usually encountered in the latter form as a source of organic-soluble fluoride ion to remove silyl ether protecting groups. It is also used as a phase transfer catalyst and as a mild base. As fluoride is suc...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetra-n-but

  25. Tetra-n-butylammonium bromide
    } `Tetra-n-butylammonium bromide` (`TBAB`) is a quaternary ammonium salt commonly used as a phase transfer catalyst.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetra-n-but


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21 November 2009

This day in history:
On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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