-ete

Morpheme

-ete

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix naming unsaturated four-membered ring heterocycles

Etymology

coinage by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) from Tetr

Evidence

dioxete, oxete, phosphete, thiete

Notes

Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature

See Also

-etine, Tetr

Homographs

Ete, -et(e), -et(e)