nonas
/ˈnoʊnəs/
noun
- A prefix meaning 'nine' or a group of nine, used in scientific or technical terms (e.g., nonasaccharide).
- In geometry, a nonagon is a polygon with nine sides, sometimes called a nonas.
- The term 'nonas' appears in the names of certain chemical compounds.
- The chemist studied a nonasaccharide, a sugar molecule made of nine units.