Definitions

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  • prefix mathematics A variant of tetra-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
  • prefix chemistry (obsolete) A variant of tetra- used before vowels: tetrakisazobenzine
  • prefix chemistry A variant of tetra-, used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in

Etymologies

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Greek τετράκις "four times"

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