English Explanatory Dictionary

octakis-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. A variant of octo-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix: octakishexahedron
  2. A variant of octo-, used for substitutions of eight complex rather than simple units: octakis(dimethylamino)tetraphosphonitrile

Word forms

octakis-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀκτάκις (oktákis, “eight times”).

Related words

bis- tris- tetrakis- pentakis- hexakis- heptakis- enneakis- decakis-

Derived words

octakishexahedron or hexakisoctahedron a solid figure contained by 48 scalene triangles
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