Etymology

hexamethoxide

H4E1X8A1M3E1T1H4O1X8I1D2E1

Today it means: Any compound containing six methoxide groups Full definition →

English methoxide ← 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. Englishmethoxide
  8. English todayhexamethoxide

From hexa- + methoxide.

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