Greek prefix

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Greek prefix is sometimes used when naming compounds. The table below summarizes the Greek prefixes from one to ten.

Number Greek prefix Number Greek prefix
1 mono- 2 di-
3 tri- 4 tetra-
5 penta- 6 hexa-
7 hepta- 8 octa-
9 nona- 10 deca-


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