hexamethoxide

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noun

Any compound containing six methoxide groups

OriginEnglish methoxide ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) →
Scrabble 36
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Meanings

nounhexamethoxide (plural hexamethoxides)

plural hexamethoxides

  1. chemistryAny compound containing six methoxide groups

Origin

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

From hexa- + methoxide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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