tetraether

T1E1T1R1A1E1T1H4E1R1

noun

Any compound containing four ether functional groups

OriginEnglish ether ← Latin aethēr ← Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr) →
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Meanings

nountetraether (plural tetraethers)

plural tetraethers

  1. chemistryAny compound containing four ether functional groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  8. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  9. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  10. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  11. Latinaethēr
  12. Englishether
  13. Englishtetraether

From tetra- + ether.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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