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- Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
- Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
- Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
- Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
- Latinhexa-
- Englishhexa-
- Englishtriacont-
- English todayhexatriacontane
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hexatriacontane
Today it means: Any of innumerable isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₃₆H₇₄, having thirty-six carbon atoms; but especially the straight-chain isomer that is used in solid-state applications. Full definition →
English triacont- ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)