Etymology

tetracycle

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Today it means: Any organic compound, containing four rings, related to tetracycline Full definition →

Ancient Greek τετράκυκλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτετράκυκλος“four-wheeled”
  2. English todaytetracycle

From Ancient Greek τετράκυκλος (tetrákuklos, “four-wheeled”), equivalent to tetra- + cycle.

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