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In chemistry, the homologous series for hydrocarbons uses the following prefixes:
Meth-
Eth-
Prop-
But-
Pent-
Hex-
Hept-
Oct-
Why is this so, instead of just using "uni-", "di-", "tri-"?
I looked up the prefixes, but there is no dictionary record of them. But I think "uni-", "di-", "tri-", w...