tetraazide

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noun

Any compound having four azide groups

OriginEnglish azide ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

nountetraazide (plural tetraazides)

plural tetraazides

  1. chemistryAny compound having four azide groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishazide
  7. Englishtetraazide

From tetra- + azide.

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APA

tetraazide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraazide

MLA

“tetraazide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraazide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetraazide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraazide.

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