tetrafluoride

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noun

Any fluoride containing four fluorine atoms in each molecule.

OriginEnglish fluoride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin fluor →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nountetrafluoride (plural tetrafluorides)

plural tetrafluorides

  1. chemistryAny fluoride containing four fluorine atoms in each 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*bʰel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  9. Latinfluō
  10. Latinfluor
  11. Englishfluor(ine)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishfluoride
  14. Englishtetrafluoride

From tetra- + fluoride.

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Translations

Italian tetrafluoruro
  • tetrafluorurochloride
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APA

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Chicago

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