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Meaning of tetrakis- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
    morpheme
  2. Synonym of tetra- used before vowels.
    morpheme, obsolete
  3. Synonym of tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in
    morpheme

Examples

“tetrakisazobenzine”
“tetrakis-(trichloromethyl)-benzene, benzene with four trichloromethyl groups attached”
“tetrakis-hydroxymethyl~phosphonium chloride”
“tetrakis(methylthio)methane, (MeS)₄C”
“tetrakis(p-dimethylaminophenyl)hydrazine”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Teuto- TF TFAE tfb TFS tftc

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