tetraethyl en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English tetraethyl From tetra- + ethyl.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Four ethyl groups in a molecule.
Deriveds
tetraethyllead · tetraethylorthosilicate · tetraethylethylenediamine · tetraethyl lead
Translations (1)
it tetraetile (four ethyl groups in a molicule)