tetrasulfide

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noun

Any sulfide having four sulfur atoms

OriginEnglish sulfide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Middle English sulphur →
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Meanings

nountetrasulfide (plural tetrasulfides)

plural tetrasulfides · alternative tetrasulphide

  1. chemistryAny sulfide having four sulfur atoms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Latinsulpur
  7. Latinsulfur
  8. Latinsulphur
  9. Anglo-Normansulfre
  10. Middle Englishsulphur
  11. Englishsulf(ur)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishsulfide
  14. Englishtetrasulfide

From tetra- + sulfide.

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