hexanitro

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noun

Six nitro groups in a compound

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

nounhexanitro (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistrySix nitro groups in a compound
  2. in compoundsuncountablechemistrySix nitro groups in a coordination compound

Origin

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

From hexa- + nitro.

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APA

hexanitro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexanitro

MLA

“hexanitro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexanitro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexanitro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexanitro.

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