Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetraacetate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetraac-etate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any conjugate base, salt, or ester having four acetate groups.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

tetraacetates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

acetoacetic acid acetoacetate diacetic acid diacetate EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ethylenediaminetetraacetate edetic acid

Questions

What does tetraacetate mean?: Any conjugate base, salt, or ester having four acetate groups.
Where does tetraacetate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English acetate English tetraacetate From tetra- + acetate.

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