tetrabasic

T1E1T1R1A1B3A1S1I1C3

adjective

containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms

OriginEnglish basic ← Middle English base ← Old French base →
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Meanings

adjectivetetrabasic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistrycontaining four replaceable hydrogen atoms
  2. not comparablechemistryhaving four atoms of a univalent metal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  9. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  10. Latinbasis
  11. Old Frenchbase
  12. Middle Englishbase
  13. Englishbase
  14. Englishbasic
  15. Englishtetrabasic

From tetra- + basic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tetrabasic

basicdibasicheptabasichexabasicmonobasicoctabasicpentabasicpolybasictribasic
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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