hexacoordinate

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adjective

Having six ligands

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

adjectivehexacoordinate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryHaving six ligands

Origin

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

From hexa- + coordinate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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