Etymology

tetracene

T1E1T1R1A1C3E1N1E1

Today it means: A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; the acene containing four fused rings, isomeric with tetraphene; any derivative of this compound. Full definition →

English acene ← French anthracène ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Frenchanthracène
  7. Englishanthraceneclip.
  8. Englishacene
  9. English todaytetracene

From tetra- + acene.

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