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Where does “tetracarboxylic” come from?

tetracarboxylic (English) comes from English tetra-, from Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- — four.

tetracarboxylic (English): Having four carboxyl groups

Definitions

  1. Having four carboxyl groups

Ancestry of “tetracarboxylic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtetra-Four
2Ancient Greekτετρᾰ-four
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