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bis-

bis- prefix: an occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate.

Prefix

bis-

  1. An occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate
  2. (obsolete) A variant of di- used to indicate that the component that does not take the prefix occurs twice in the compound: a bisoxide is of the form B₂O (cf. dioxide for XO₂)
  3. A variant of di-, used for substitutions of two complex rather than simple units.
    • Bis (η⁶-arene) metal complexes have been made for many transition metals by the Al/AlCl₃ reduction method.

bis- meaning in Tamil

bis- in Tamil

இரும

Questions about bis-

What does bis- mean?
Bis- means an occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate.
What is bis- in Tamil?
Bis- in Tamil is இரும. See Bis- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bis-?
Bis- is a prefix.

Words near bis- in the dictionary

  1. bis
  2. Bis Alhaahuraa
  3. bis dat qui cito dat
  4. bis key
  5. bis keys
  6. bis-
  7. bis-phossy jaw
  8. bisabol
  9. bisabolane
  10. bisabolanes
  11. bisabolene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bis- (page history and authors); bis- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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