English Explanatory Dictionary

tetramethyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. (in combination) Four methyl groups in a molecule.

Word forms

tetramethyl

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθῠ (méthŭ) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English tetramethyl From tetra- + methyl.

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