tetrasulfur

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noun

The allotrope of sulfur, S₄ having four atoms in a ring

OriginEnglish sulfur ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre →
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Meanings

nountetrasulfur (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe allotrope of sulfur, S₄ having four atoms in a ring
  2. uncountablechemistry(in combination) Four atoms of sulfur in a molecule

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. Englishsulfur
  12. Englishtetrasulfur

From tetra- + sulfur.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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