tetrahydric

Questions

What does tetrahydric mean?

Having four hydroxy groups

Where does tetrahydric come from?

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

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