tetrahydride

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noun

Any hydride containing four atoms of hydrogen per molecule

OriginEnglish hydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) →
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Meanings

nountetrahydride (plural tetrahydrides)

plural tetrahydrides

  1. chemistryAny hydride containing four atoms of hydrogen per 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*wed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  10. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  11. Englishhydro-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishhydride
  14. Englishtetrahydride

From tetra- + hydride.

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Translations

Italian tetraidruro
  • tetraidrurotetrahydride
Russian тетрагидри́д
  • тетрагидри́д (tetragidríd)tetrahydride
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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