hexamethonium

H4E1X8A1M3E1T1H4O1N1I1U1M3
US/ˌhɛk.sə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/

noun

Synonym of hexamethonium bromide.

Similar
hexamethonium bromide
OriginEnglish onium ← New Latin ammōnium ← French méthylène →
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Meanings

nounhexamethonium (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineSynonym of hexamethonium bromide.

    Synonyms: hexamethonium bromide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of hexamethonium bromide.

Similar
hexamethonium bromide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Frenchméthylène
  8. Englishmethylene
  9. New Latinammōnium
  10. Englishammonium
  11. Englishonium
  12. Englishhexamethonium

From hexa- + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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