tetraoxane

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/ˌtɛtɹəˈɒkseɪn/

noun

A six-membered saturated heterocycle having two carbon atoms and four oxygen atoms; especially the isomer having two peroxide groups (as in the acetone peroxide dimer)

OriginEnglish oxane ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

nountetraoxane (plural tetraoxanes)

plural tetraoxanes

  1. chemistryA six-membered saturated heterocycle having two carbon atoms and four oxygen atoms; especially the isomer having two peroxide groups (as in the acetone peroxide dimer)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishoxane
  7. Englishtetraoxane

From tetra- + oxane.

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Translations

French tétraoxane
  • tétraoxanesix-membered saturated heterocycle
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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