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hexyl en · NOUN

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 hex- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English hexyl From hexane + -yl.

Meanings

  1. Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom

Forms

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Deriveds

hexylresorcinol · aminohexyl · parahexyl · hexylamine · hexyloxy · dihexylphosphonate · hexylamino · cyclohexyl · dihexyl · monohexyl · hexoprenaline · trihexyphenidyl · hexylthiophene · perfluorohexyl · iodohexyl · hexylic