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octakis-

octakis- prefix: a variant of octo-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix: octakishexahedron.

Prefix

octakis-

  1. A variant of octo-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix: octakishexahedron
  2. A variant of octo-, used for substitutions of eight complex rather than simple units: octakis(dimethylamino)tetraphosphonitrile

Origin of octakis-

From Ancient Greek ὀκτάκις (oktákis, “eight times”).

Words formed from octakis-

  • octakishexahedron
  • or hexakisoctahedron
  • a solid figure contained by 48 scalene triangles

Questions about octakis-

What does octakis- mean?
Octakis- means a variant of octo-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix: octakishexahedron.
What part of speech is octakis-?
Octakis- is a prefix.

Words near octakis- in the dictionary

  1. octairon
  2. octakaidecahedra
  3. octakaidecahedron
  4. octaketide
  5. octaketides
  6. octakis-
  7. octakishexahedron
  8. octal
  9. octal data rate
  10. octalead
  11. octalogies

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