Meanings
nountetraoxygen (plural tetraoxygens)
plural tetraoxygens
- chemistryan allotrope of oxygen having four atoms in each molecule instead of the normal two; only stable under very high pressures
Synonyms: red oxygen
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan allotrope of oxygen having four atoms in each molecule instead of the normal two; only stable under very high pressures
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
- Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
- Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
- Englishtetra-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Englishtetraoxygen
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APA
tetraoxygen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraoxygen
MLA
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Chicago
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