Etymology

tetranitride

T1E1T1R1A1N1I1T1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: any nitride containing four nitrogen atoms in each molecule Full definition →

English nitride ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishnitride
  7. English todaytetranitride

From tetra- + nitride.

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