Etymology

triselenide

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Today it means: Any compound containing three selenide groups. Full definition →

English selenide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin tri-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Englishselenium
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishselenide
  9. English todaytriselenide

From tri- + selenide.

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