Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrahalide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetra-halide
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any halide having four halogen atoms

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

tetrahalides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tetrabromide tetrachloride tetrafluoride tetraiodide

Questions

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

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