Where does “tetrasiloxane” come from?

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

tetrasiloxane (English): Any siloxane having four -Si-O- groups

Definitions

  1. Any siloxane having four -Si-O- groups

Ancestry of “tetrasiloxane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtetra-Four
2Ancient Greekτετρᾰ-four

Words derived from “tetrasiloxane”

Every word from Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- →Every word from English tetra- →
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