tetramine

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres

Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores

Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres)

Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor.

English tetra-

Egyptian jmnbor.

Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor.

Latin Ammōn

Latin ammoniacusder.

English ammonia

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ine

English amine

English tetramine

From tetra- + amine.

Noun

tetramine (plural tetramines)

1. (organic chemistry) Any amine having four amino groups, but especially hexamethylene tetramine

Derived terms

• hexamethylenetetramine
• tetramethylenedisulfotetramine

Anagrams

• Marinette, antimeter, intermate, interteam, terminate, tretamine