tetrazole

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noun

A five-membered heterocycle having one carbon atom, four nitrogen atoms and two double bonds

OriginEnglish azole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nountetrazole (plural tetrazoles)

plural tetrazoles

  1. chemistryA five-membered heterocycle having one carbon atom, four nitrogen atoms and two double bonds

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*né
  7. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  14. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  15. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  16. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  17. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  18. Frenchazote
  19. Englishazote
  20. Englishazo-
  21. Englishazole
  22. Englishtetrazole

From tetra- + azole.

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APA

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Chicago

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