tetrahydro en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
- (in-compounds, uncountable) Four hydrogen atom substituents in a molecule
Deriveds
tetrahydrocannabinol · tetrahydrogestrinone · tetrahydrofuran · tetrazepam · tetrahydrothiophene · tetrabenazine · tetrahydropyran · tacrine