tetrataenite

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noun

The tetragonal crystalline form of taenite

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

nountetrataenite (plural tetrataenites)

plural tetrataenites

  1. chemistryThe tetragonal crystalline form of taenite

Origin

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

From tetra- + taenite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrataenite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrataenite.

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