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  • prefix mathematics A variant of octo-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix: octakishexahedron
  • prefix chemistry A variant of octo-, used for substitutions of eight complex rather than simple units: octakis(dimethylamino)tetraphosphonitrile

Etymologies

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Greek οκτάκις ("eight times")

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