dwi-

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See also: dwi, DWI, and D.W.I.

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit, meaning "two".

Prefix

dwi-

  1. (chemistry, dated) A designation prefix for undiscovered chemical elements lying two periods under a known element in the periodic table. (For example, rhenium was called dwi-manganese before its discovery in 1925.)

Usage notes

Current official IUPAC practice is to use a systematic element name based on the atomic number of the element as the provisional name, instead of being based on its position in the periodic table as these prefixes require.

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Anagrams

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : dwi-

Etymology

From Malay dwi-, from dwi, from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi), from द्व (dvá), from Proto-Indo-European *dwó, *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

Prefix

dwi-

  1. bi-
    Synonyms: bi-, dua

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with dwi-

Further reading

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : dwi-

Etymology

From dwi, from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi), from द्व (dvá), from Proto-Indo-European *dwó, *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

Prefix

dwi- (Jawi spelling دوي-)

  1. bi-
    Synonym: dua
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