"bis-" meaning in English

See bis- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} bis-, {{en-prefix}} bis-
  1. An occasional variant of bi- prefixed to roots beginning with a vowel, as in bisalternate Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bis--en-prefix-EsYfqkkj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 27 29 9 0 5 16 0
  2. (chemistry, 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) Tags: morpheme, obsolete Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: tris-, tetrakis-
    Sense id: en-bis--en-prefix-etyjiC6d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 27 29 9 0 5 16 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 25 22 14 0 3 26 0 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (mathematics, chemistry) A variant of di-, used for substitutions of two complex rather than simple units. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Mathematics
    Sense id: en-bis--en-prefix-tym0YH0U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 37 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 27 29 9 0 5 16 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 25 22 14 0 3 26 0 Topics: chemistry, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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