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tetrakis- en · X

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
2. (morpheme, obsolete) Synonym of tetra- used before vowels.
   • tetrakisazobenzine
3. (morpheme) Synonym of tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in
   • tetrakis(methylthio)methane, (MeS)₄C
   • tetrakis-hydroxymethyl~phosphonium chloride
   • tetrakis(p-dimethylaminophenyl)hydrazine
   • tetrakis-(trichloromethyl)-benzene, benzene with four trichloromethyl groups attached

Relateds

hexakis- · tris- · pentakis- · bis-

Synonyms

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