tetraborate

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noun

Any borate having four boron atoms.

OriginEnglish borate ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

nountetraborate (plural tetraborates)

plural tetraborates

  1. chemistryAny borate having four boron atoms.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Middle Persian*bōrag
  7. Arabicبَوْرَق (bawraq)
  8. Medieval Latinborax
  9. Anglo-Normanboreis
  10. Middle Englishboras
  11. Englishborax
  12. Englishboro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  14. Latincarbōnem
  15. Frenchcarbone
  16. Englishcarbonbf.
  17. Englishbor(on)
  18. Englishborate
  19. Englishtetraborate

From tetra- + borate.

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APA

tetraborate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraborate

MLA

“tetraborate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraborate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetraborate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraborate.

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