tetrakis-
tetrakis- prefix: synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
Prefix
tetrakis-
- Synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
- Synonyms:
- tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix
- Synonym of tetra- used before vowels.
- tetrakisazobenzine
- Synonyms:
- tetra- used before vowels
- Synonym of tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in
- tetrakis-(trichloromethyl)-benzene, benzene with four trichloromethyl groups attached
- tetrakis-hydroxymethyl~phosphonium chloride
- Synonyms:
- tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in
Synonyms of tetrakis-
- tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix
- tetra- used before vowels
- tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units
- as in
Origin of tetrakis-
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”).
Questions about tetrakis-
- What does tetrakis- mean?
- Tetrakis- means synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
- What part of speech is tetrakis-?
- Tetrakis- is a prefix.
Words near tetrakis- in the dictionary
Source and license
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