tetrachloride

See also: Tetrachloride

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres

Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores

Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres)

Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor.

English tetra-

English chloride

English tetrachloride

From tetra- + chloride.

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Noun

tetrachloride (plural tetrachlorides)

1. (chemistry) any chloride containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule

Derived terms

• arsenic tetrachloride fluoride
• carbon tetrachloride
• germanium tetrachloride
• hafnium tetrachloride
• iridium tetrachloride
• platinum tetrachloride
• silicon tetrachloride
• tellurium tetrachloride
• tin tetrachloride
• titanium tetrachloride
• zirconium tetrachloride

Translations

compound containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四氯化物 (sìlǜhuàwù)

• French: tétrachlorure (fr) m
• Irish: teitreaclóiríd f
• Italian: tetracloruro (it) m
• Spanish: tetracloruro m
• Turkish: tetraklorür