hexafluoride

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noun

any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule

OriginEnglish fluoride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin fluor →
UncommonScrabble 26
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Meanings

nounhexafluoride (plural hexafluorides)

plural hexafluorides

  1. chemistryany fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each 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*bʰel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  10. Latinfluō
  11. Latinfluor
  12. Englishfluor(ine)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishfluoride
  15. Englishhexafluoride

From hexa- + fluoride.

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Translations

Icelandic hexaflúoríð
  • hexaflúoríðfluoride containing six fluroine atoms
Italian esafluoruro
  • esafluorurofluoride containing six fluroine atoms
Polish heksafluorek
  • heksafluorekfluoride containing six fluroine atoms
Spanish hexafluoruro
  • hexafluorurofluoride containing six fluroine atoms
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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