hexacyclic

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adjective

Having six rings of atoms.

OriginEnglish cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

adjectivehexacyclic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryHaving six rings of atoms.
  2. not comparablebiologyArranged in six whorls.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  8. Classical Latincyclicu
  9. Middle Frenchcyclique
  10. Frenchcyclique
  11. Classical Latincyclicus
  12. Englishcyclic
  13. Englishhexacyclic

From hexa- + cyclic.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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