SESQUI-


Meaning of SESQUI- in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ combining form ]

Etymology: Latin, one and a half, half again, literally, and a half, from semis half of an as, one half (probably from semi- + as as) + -que (enclitic) and; akin to Greek te and, Sanskrit ca, Gothic -h, -uh

1. : one and a half times

sesqui centennial

2. : containing half again as many atoms

sesqui terpene

3. : intermediate : combination

sesqui carbonate

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