tetraiodide

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noun

any iodide containing four iodine atoms in each molecule

OriginEnglish iodide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← French iode →
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Meanings

nountetraiodide (plural tetraiodides)

plural tetraiodides

  1. chemistryany iodide containing four iodine 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-Hellenic*wion
  7. Ancient Greekῐ̓́ον (ĭ́on)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édyeti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*ód͏̌d͏̌ō
  11. Ancient Greekὄζω (ózō)
  12. Ancient Greekῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs)
  13. Frenchiode
  14. Englishiodine
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Englishiodide
  17. Englishtetraiodide

From tetra- + iodide.

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Translations

Italian tetraioduro
  • tetraioduroan iodide with four iodine atoms
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APA

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Chicago

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