"tetrakis-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|τετράκις||four times}} Ancient Greek τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} tetrakis-, {{en-prefix}} tetrakis-
  1. (mathematics) Synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tetrakis--en-prefix-a525pgP8 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (chemistry, obsolete) Synonym of tetra- used before vowels. Tags: morpheme, obsolete Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: tetra- used before vowels [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tetrakis--en-prefix-s7z5A05Y Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (chemistry) Synonym of tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units [synonym, synonym-of], as in [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tetrakis--en-prefix-1tRMqa1a Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bis-, tris-, pentakis-, hexakis-

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