Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetracation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-ca-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cation, of general formula X⁴⁺, formed by the removal of four electrons from a neutral species

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English cation English tetracation From tetra- + cation.

Inflected Forms

tetracations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tetracationic

Questions

What does tetracation mean?: Any cation, of general formula X⁴⁺, formed by the removal of four electrons from a neutral species
Where does tetracation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English cation English tetracation From tetra- + cation.

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