Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexasilicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-as-ili-cide
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any silicide having six silicon atoms

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English silicide English hexasilicide From hexa- + silicide.

Inflected Forms

hexasilicides (plural)

Phrases

boron hexasilicide lithium hexasilicide strontium hexasilicide tungsten hexasilicide

Questions

What does hexasilicide mean?: Any silicide having six silicon atoms
Where does hexasilicide come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English silicide English hexasilicide From hexa- + silicide.

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