code: private String stripPrefixes(String word) {
          String[] prefixes = {"kilo", "micro", "milli", "intra", "ultra", "mega",
              "nano", "pico", "pseudo"};
  
          int last = prefixes.length;
          for (int i = 0; i < last; i++) {
              if ((word.startsWith(prefixes[i])) && (word.length() > prefixes[i].length())) {
                  word = word.substring(prefixes[i].length());
                  return word;
              }
          }
  
          return word;
      }
docs: Removes prefixes so that suffix removal can commence.