hexabasic

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adjective

containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms

OriginEnglish basic ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) →
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Meanings

adjectivehexabasic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistrycontaining six replaceable hydrogen atoms
  2. not comparablechemistryhaving six atoms of a univalent metal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishbasic
  8. Englishhexabasic

From hexa- + basic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hexabasic

basicdibasicheptabasicmonobasicoctabasicpentabasicpolybasictetrabasictribasic
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Cite this entry
APA

hexabasic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexabasic

MLA

“hexabasic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexabasic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexabasic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexabasic.

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