tetrasulfur

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What does tetrasulfur mean?

The allotrope of sulfur, S₄ having four atoms in a ring

Where does tetrasulfur come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur English tetrasulfur From tetra- + sulfur.

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