tetramethyl 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 *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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) (in combination) Four methyl groups in a molecule.
Deriveds
tetramethylurea · temarotene · tetramethylimidazoline · tetramethylbenzidine · tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes · tetramethylpiperidine · tetramethylguanidine · tetramethylpentadecane · tetramethylrhodamine