Etymology

hexanitride

H4E1X8A1N1I1T1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any nitride containing six atoms of nitrogen Full definition →

English nitride ← 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. Englishnitride
  8. English todayhexanitride

From hexa- + nitride.

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