tetracyano

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noun

Four cyano groups in a compound

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

nountetracyano (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryFour cyano 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. Englishcyano
  7. Englishtetracyano

From tetra- + cyano.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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