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dvi-

dvi- is the alternative form of dwi-.

Meaning of dwi-

Prefix

dwi-

  1. (dated) A designation prefix for undiscovered chemical elements lying two periods under a known element in the periodic table. (For example, rhenium was called dwi-manganese before its discovery in 1925.)

Origin of dvi-

From Sanskrit द्वि (dvi, “two”).

Questions about dvi-

What is dvi- the alternative form of?
Dvi- is the alternative form of dwi-.

Words near dvi- in the dictionary

  1. DvegaDvol
  2. DVEs
  3. dveykus
  4. dveykut
  5. DVI
  6. dvi-
  7. dvi-manganese
  8. DVIDS
  9. dvigu
  10. dvigus
  11. dvija

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dvi- (page history and authors); dwi- (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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