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tetracyclic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
tetra-cyclic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having four rings.

adj

Of a pharmaceutical: based upon tetracycline.

adj

Of a flower: composed of four whorls or organs.

noun

Any drug derived from tetracycline

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English tetracyclic From tetra- + cyclic.

Inflected Forms

tetracyclics (plural)

Questions

What does tetracyclic mean?
Having four rings.
Where does tetracyclic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English tetracyclic From tetra- + cyclic.

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