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English

Etymology
From L. bis, twice

Prefix
infl|en|prefix|cat=prefixes

1. two
2. chemistry An old, common method used to indicate the presence of an acidic hydrogen. In this method, sodium hydrogen sulfate is called sodium bisulfate and sodium hydrogen carbonate is called sodium bicarbonate. This method is not recommended by IUPAC and does not denote a "doubling up" of a specific group, which is reserved for the prefix "di" (e.x. carbon dioxide, CO2).

Synonyms
di-
duo-

Derived terms
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bi
biannual
bicarbonate
biceps
bicycle
bidirectional
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biennial
bifocals
bilateral
billion
bimonthly
binary
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binomial
biped
bipolar
biscuit
bisect
bisection
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bisexual
bisexuality
bivalve
biweekly
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Translations
French: bi-
Italian: bi-

French

Prefix
bi-

1. bi-

Italian

Prefix
bi-

1. bi-

Spanish
Etymology
From L. bis, twice
Prefix
bi- (bis-, biz-)

1. #Spanish|bi-

Derived Terms
bicorne
bimensual
bicicleta
bilingüe
bisemenal
Category:Spanish prefixes

ar:bi-
de:bi-
es:bi-
fr:bi-
ku:bi-
ja:bi-
sv:bi-
tr:bi-

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