Etymology

tetranitrate

T1E1T1R1A1N1I1T1R1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any compound containing four nitrate groups Full definition →

English nitrate ← French nitrate ← 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. Frenchnitrate
  7. Englishnitrate
  8. English todaytetranitrate

From tetra- + nitrate.

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