Etymology

hexachloride

H4E1X8A1C3H4L1O1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any chloride having six chlorine atoms Full definition →

English chloride ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishchloride
  8. English todayhexachloride

From hexa- + chloride.

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