English

Prefix

decakis-

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

Related terms

• bis- (2×)
• tris- (3×)
• tetrakis- (4×)
• pentakis- (5×)
• hexakis- (6×)
• heptakis- (7×)
• octakis- (8×)
• enneakis- (9×)
• undecakis- (11×) (after Latin undeka, not Greek endekakis)
• dodecakis- (12×)
• tridekakis- (13×)
• tetradekakis- (14×)
• pentadekakis- (15×)
• ...
• eicosakis- (20×)