hexadecyl

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noun

The univalent radical derived from hexadecane

OriginAncient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English hexadec- →
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Meanings

nounhexadecyl (plural hexadecyls)

plural hexadecyls

  1. chemistryThe univalent radical derived from hexadecane

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. Englishhexadec-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  17. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  18. Englishhexadecyl

From hexadec- + -yl.

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APA

hexadecyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecyl

MLA

“hexadecyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecyl. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexadecyl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadecyl.

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