English word tetrasiloxane comes from English tetra- (Four.), English siloxane

Detailed word origin of tetrasiloxane

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
tetra-	English (eng)	Four.
siloxane	English (eng)	(organic chemistry) any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring) with organic side chains.
tetrasiloxane	English (eng)	(organic chemistry) Any siloxane having four -Si-O- groups.

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