Where does “octacarbide” come from?

octacarbide (English) comes from English octa-, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ — eight.

octacarbide (English): Any carbide containing eight carbon atoms per molecule

Definitions

  1. Any carbide containing eight carbon atoms per molecule

Ancestry of “octacarbide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishocta-eight
2Ancient Greekὀκτώeight
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ →
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