tetrachromate

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noun

Any chromate having four chromium atoms

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

nountetrachromate (plural tetrachromates)

plural tetrachromates

  1. chemistryAny chromate having four chromium atoms

Origin

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

From tetra- + chromate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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