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heptakis-

heptakis- prefix: a variant of hepta-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.

Prefix

heptakis-

  1. A variant of hepta-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
  2. A variant of hepta-, used for substitutions of seven complex rather than simple units.
    • heptakis-(3-O-methyl-2,6-di-O-pentyl)-β-cyclodextrin

Origin of heptakis-

From Ancient Greek ἑπτάκις (heptákis, “seven times”).

Questions about heptakis-

What does heptakis- mean?
Heptakis- means a variant of hepta-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
What part of speech is heptakis-?
Heptakis- is a prefix.

Words near heptakis- in the dictionary

  1. heptakaidecagon
  2. heptakaidecahedra
  3. heptakaidecahedron
  4. heptaketide
  5. heptaketides
  6. heptakis-
  7. heptaldehyde
  8. heptalead
  9. heptalemma
  10. heptalene
  11. heptalenes

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