||Ses`qui- (?). [L., one half more, one and a half.]
(Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting
that three atoms or equivalents of the substance to the name of
which it is prefixed are combined with two of some other
element or radical; as, sesquibromide, sesquicarbonate,
sesquichloride, sesquioxide.
&fist; Sesquidupli- is sometimes, but rarely, used in the
same manner to denote the proportions of two and a half to
one, or rather of five to two.
||Ses`qui- (?). [L., one half more, one and a half.]
(Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting
that three atoms or equivalents of the substance to the name of
which it is prefixed are combined with two of some other
element or radical; as, sesquibromide, sesquicarbonate,
sesquichloride, sesquioxide.
&fist; Sesquidupli- is sometimes, but rarely, used in the
same manner to denote the proportions of two and a half to
one, or rather of five to two.
