Meanings
nountetrahydroxyborate (plural tetrahydroxyborates)
plural tetrahydroxyborates
- chemistryThe anion B(OH)₄⁻ obtained by the reaction of hydroxide with boric acid; any salt containing this ion
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
- Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
- Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
- Englishtetra-
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishhydroxyl
- Englishhydroxy-
- Englishborate
- Englishtetrahydroxyborate
From tetra- + hydroxy- + borate.
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APA
tetrahydroxyborate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydroxyborate
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“tetrahydroxyborate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrahydroxyborate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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