hexahydride

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noun

Any hydride containing six atoms of hydrogen

OriginEnglish hydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin hexa- →
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Meanings

nounhexahydride (plural hexahydrides)

plural hexahydrides

  1. chemistryAny hydride containing six atoms of hydrogen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhydro-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Englishhydride
  10. Englishhexahydride

From hexa- + hydride.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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