tetraethyl

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noun

Four ethyl groups in a molecule.

OriginEnglish ethyl ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nountetraethyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryFour ethyl groups in a molecule.

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. GermanÄther
  13. GermanEther
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  16. GermanEthy
  17. Englishethyl
  18. Englishtetraethyl

From tetra- + ethyl.

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Translations

Italian tetraetile
  • tetraetilefour ethyl groups in a molicule
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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