"decakis-" meaning in English

See decakis- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek δεκάκις (dekákis, “ten times”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δεκάκις||ten times}} Ancient Greek δεκάκις (dekákis, “ten times”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefixes}} decakis-
  1. (mathematics) A variant of deca-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-decakis--en-prefix-bk8UYnHP Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (chemistry) A variant of deca-, used for substitutions of ten complex rather than simple units: decakis(dichloromethyl)biphenyl Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-decakis--en-prefix-Diq6pT7H Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Related terms: bis- (2×), tris- (3×), tetrakis- (4×), pentakis- (5×), hexakis- (6×), heptakis- (7×), octakis- (8×), enneakis- (9×), undecakis- (11×) (after Latin undeka, not Greek endekakis), dodecakis- (12×), tridekakis- (13×), tetradekakis- (14×), pentadekakis- (15×), ..., , eicosakis- (20×)
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