tetracarbon

T1E1T1R1A1C3A1R1B3O1N1

noun

Four carbon atoms in a compound

OriginEnglish carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

nountetracarbon (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryFour carbon atoms in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  7. Latincarbōnem
  8. Frenchcarbone
  9. Englishcarbon
  10. Englishtetracarbon

From tetra- + carbon.

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