hexacyclic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English hexacyclic From hexa- + cyclic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having six rings of atoms.
- (not-comparable) Arranged in six whorls.