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tetrahydro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
tetrahy-dro
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Four hydrogen atom substituents in a molecule

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Derived Forms

tacrine tetrabenazine tetrahydrocannabinol tetrahydrofuran tetrahydrogestrinone tetrahydropyran tetrahydrothiophene tetrazepam

Questions

What does tetrahydro mean?
Four hydrogen atom substituents in a molecule
Where does tetrahydro come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English hydro English tetrahydro From tetra- + hydro.

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