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tetramethyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
tetram-ethyl
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(in combination) Four methyl groups 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- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English tetramethyl From tetra- + methyl.

Usage

Derived Forms

temarotene tetramethylbenzidine tetramethylguanidine tetramethylimidazoline tetramethylpentadecane tetramethylpiperidine tetramethylrhodamine tetramethylurea

Phrases

tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes

Questions

What does tetramethyl mean?
(in combination) Four methyl groups in a molecule.
Where does tetramethyl come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English tetramethyl From tetra- + methyl.

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