Etymology

isohexane

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Today it means: Any of several isomers of hexane, or a mixture of these isomers used as a solvent Full definition →

English hexane ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)
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  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  4. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  5. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  6. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  7. Latinhexa-
  8. Englishhexa-
  9. Englishhex-
  10. Englishhexane
  11. English todayisohexane

From iso- + hexane.

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