Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrasilicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetrasili-cide
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any silicide having four silicon atoms

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

tetrasilicides (plural)

Questions

What does tetrasilicide mean?: Any silicide having four silicon atoms
Where does tetrasilicide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English silicide English tetrasilicide From tetra- + silicide.

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