hexahelicene

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noun

The helicene having six benzene rings fused into a flat spiral

OriginEnglish helicene ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) →
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Meanings

nounhexahelicene (plural hexahelicenes)

plural hexahelicenes

  1. chemistryThe helicene having six benzene rings fused into a flat spiral

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhelicene
  8. Englishhexahelicene

From hexa- + helicene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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