tetracyclo

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adjective

Having four rings

OriginEnglish cyclo- ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivetetracyclo (not comparable)
  1. in compoundsnot comparablechemistryHaving four rings

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  10. Classical Latincyclicu
  11. Middle Frenchcyclique
  12. Frenchcyclique
  13. Classical Latincyclicus
  14. Englishcyclic
  15. Englishcyclo-
  16. Englishtetracyclo

From tetra- + cyclo-.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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