tetracarboxylic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English carboxylic English tetracarboxylic From tetra- + carboxylic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having four carboxyl groups