hexaoxide

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noun

Any oxide having six oxygen atoms

OriginEnglish oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

nounhexaoxide (plural hexaoxides)

plural hexaoxides

  1. chemistryAny oxide having six oxygen atoms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  11. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  12. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  13. Frenchoxygène
  14. Latinacidu
  15. Frenchacide
  16. Frenchoxide
  17. Englishoxide
  18. Englishhexaoxide

From hexa- + oxide.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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