FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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What does the prefix di-mean?
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -di-A prefix that means “two, ‘’ “twice, ‘’ or “double.” It is used commonly in chemistry, as in dioxide, a compound having two oxygen atoms.
Detailed explanation-2: -di-comes from Greek, where it has the meaning “two, double”. This meaning is found in such words as: diode, dioxin, diptych.
Detailed explanation-3: -Borrowed from Latin di-, from Ancient Greek -(di-, “two”).
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