hexoxide

H4E1X8O1X8I1D2E1

noun

any oxide containing six oxygen atoms in each molecule

OriginEnglish oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

nounhexoxide (plural hexoxides)

plural hexoxides

  1. chemistryany oxide containing six oxygen atoms in each molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhex-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  12. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  13. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  14. Frenchoxygène
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  17. Proto-Italic*akēō
  18. Latinaceō
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Latinacidu
  21. Frenchacide
  22. Frenchoxide
  23. Englishoxide
  24. Englishhexoxide

From hex- + oxide.

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Translations

Finnish heksaoksidi
  • heksaoksidioxide containing six oxygen atoms
Spanish hexóxido
  • hexóxidooxide containing six oxygen atoms
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APA

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Chicago

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