English Explanatory Dictionary

decakis-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. A variant of deca-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix
  2. A variant of deca-, used for substitutions of ten complex rather than simple units: decakis(dichloromethyl)biphenyl

Word forms

decakis-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεκάκις (dekákis, “ten times”).

Related words

bis- (2×) tris- (3×) tetrakis- (4×) pentakis- (5×) hexakis- (6×) heptakis- (7×) octakis- (8×) enneakis- (9×) undecakis- (11×) dodecakis- (12×) tridekakis- (13×) tetradekakis- (14×) pentadekakis- (15×) ... … eicosakis- (20×)
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