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tetracarbon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetracar-bon
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Four carbon atoms in a compound

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English tetracarbon From tetra- + carbon.

Usage

Phrases

tetracarbon dioxide tetracarbon metallocarborane tetracarbon monofluoride tetracarbon monoxide

Questions

What does tetracarbon mean?
Four carbon atoms in a compound
Where does tetracarbon come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English tetracarbon From tetra- + carbon.

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