octakis-

  1. Prefix.  (mathematics) A variant of octo-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix: '''octakis'''hexahedron.
  2. Prefix.  (chemistry) A variant of octo-, used for substitutions of eight complex rather than simple units: '''octakis'''(dimethylamino)tetraphosphonitrile.

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