tetrasulfur en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur English tetrasulfur From tetra- + sulfur.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The allotrope of sulfur, S₄ having four atoms in a ring
- (uncountable) (in combination) Four atoms of sulfur in a molecule