[tetra- + ethyl]tetra- is a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix tetra- include: tetrabasic, tetrabranchiate, tetracycline, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetramethyllead
Examples of 'tetraethyl' in a sentence
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Calcium nitrate and tetraethyl orthosilicate were taken as the source of calcium and silica.
Lakshmi R, Sasikumar S 2015, 'Influence of needle-like morphology on the bioactivity of nanocrystalline wollastonite– an in vitro study', International Journal of Nanomedicinehttps://www.dovepress.com/influence-of-needle-like-morphology-on-the-bioactivity-of-nanocrystall-peer-reviewed-article-IJN. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The hydrothermal co-condensation of tetraethyl orthosilicate and β-cyclodextrin-containing organosilanein the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide template was employed.
Iryna Trofymchuk, Nadiia Roik, Lyudmila Belyakova 2017, 'Structural Variety and Adsorptive Properties of Mesoporous Silicas with ImmobilizedOligosaccharide Groups', Nanoscale Research Lettershttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2072-2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the silica nanoparticles obtained from sodium metasilicate are less studied than those obtained from tetraethyl orthosilicate.
Christian Chapa-González, Ana Laura Piñón-Urbina, Perla Elvia García-Casillas 2018, 'Synthesis of Controlled-Size Silica Nanoparticles from Sodium Metasilicate and theEffect of the Addition of PEG in the Size Distribution', Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/4/510. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)