tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
67
Scrabble Score
39
Letters
8
Syllables
15
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cyclic organosilicon compound consisting of a four-member siloxane ring with four vinyl groups and four methyl groups attached to the silicon atoms.
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noun
A functional monomer used primarily in the production of vinyl-functionalized silicone resins and as a cross-linking agent in advanced elastomer formulations.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinylder. English vinyl- ▲ English tetra- German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- ▲ English tetra- English siloxane English tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane From tetra- + vinyl- + tetra- + methyl- + cyclo- + tetra- + siloxane.