[1905–10; tetra- + fluoride]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airway, cadre, jazz, push-up, stabilizertetra- is a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix tetra- include: tetracycline, tetrafluoroethylene, tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrofuran, tetramethyllead
Examples of 'tetrafluoride' in a sentence
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In both studies, titanium tetrafluoride was shown to be effective against caries.
Rubiane Diógenes Alves, Tatyana Maria Silva de Souza, Kenio Costa de Lima 2005, 'Titanium tetrafluoride and dental caries: a systematic review Tetrafluoreto de titânioe cárie dentária: uma revisão sistemática', Journal of Applied Oral Sciencehttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572005000400002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)