hexadecarsenide

H4E1X8A1D2E1C3A1R1S1E1N1I1D2E1

noun

Any arsenide containing sixteen atoms of arsenic per molecule

OriginEnglish arsenide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Middle English arsenik →
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Meanings

nounhexadecarsenide (plural hexadecarsenides)

plural hexadecarsenides

  1. chemistryAny arsenide containing sixteen atoms of arsenic per molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  9. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  10. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  11. Late Latindecas
  12. Frenchdéca-
  13. Englishdeca-
  14. Englishhexadeca-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  17. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  18. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  19. Old Median*zaranyam
  20. Old Median*kā
  21. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  22. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  23. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  24. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  25. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  26. Latinarsenicum
  27. Middle Frencharsenic
  28. Middle Englisharsenik
  29. Englisharsenic
  30. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  31. Englisharsenide
  32. Englishhexadecarsenide

From hexadeca- + arsenide.

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APA

hexadecarsenide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecarsenide

MLA

“hexadecarsenide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecarsenide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexadecarsenide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecarsenide.

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