tetramine

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noun

Any amine having four amino groups, but especially hexamethylene tetramine

OriginEnglish amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nountetramine (plural tetramines)

plural tetramines

  1. chemistryAny amine having four amino groups, but especially hexamethylene tetramine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Egyptianjmn
  7. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  8. LatinAmmōn
  9. Latinammoniacus
  10. Englishammonia
  11. Englishamine
  12. Englishtetramine

From tetra- + amine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

“tetramine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetramine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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