English Explanatory Dictionary

tetrakis-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
  2. Synonym of tetra- used before vowels.
  3. Synonym of tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in

Word forms

tetrakis-

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράκις (tetrákis, “four times”).

Synonyms

tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix tetra- used before vowels tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units as in

Related words

bis- tris- pentakis- hexakis-
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