hexabasic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English basic English hexabasic From hexa- + basic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of an acid) containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms
- (not-comparable, of a salt) having six atoms of a univalent metal