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

Etymologies

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Greek δεκάκις "ten times"

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