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TETRAKIS- + NOUN
-benzene, benzene, trichloromethyl
prefix
Synonym of tetra- used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix.
Synonym of tetra- used before vowels.
tetrakisazobenzine
Synonym of tetra- used for substitutions of four complex rather than simple units, as in
tetrakis-(trichloromethyl)-benzene, benzene with four trichloromethyl groups attached
tetrakis-hydroxymethyl~phosphonium chloride
tetrakisazobenzine
Wiktionarytetrakis-(trichloromethyl)-benzene, benzene with four trichloromethyl groups attached
Wiktionarytetrakis-hydroxymethyl~phosphonium chloride
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