hexafluronium

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noun

A muscle relaxant that acts as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist.

OriginEnglish onium ← New Latin ammōnium ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounhexafluronium (uncountable)

alternative hexafluorenium

  1. uncountablemedicineA muscle relaxant that acts as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhex-
  8. Englishhexane
  9. Englishfluorene
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Englishfluorenyl
  13. New Latinammōnium
  14. Englishammonium
  15. Englishonium
  16. Englishhexafluronium

From hexa(ne) + flu(o)r(enyl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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