tetrasiloxane

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noun

Any siloxane having four -Si-O- groups

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

nountetrasiloxane (plural tetrasiloxanes)

plural tetrasiloxanes

  1. chemistryAny siloxane having four -Si-O- groups

Origin

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

From tetra- + siloxane.

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