tetrabromo

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noun

Four bromo groups in a compound

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

nountetrabromo (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryFour bromo groups in a compound

Origin

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

From tetra- + bromo.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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