Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexachloride

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-achlo-ride
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any chloride having six chlorine 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 chloride English hexachloride From hexa- + chloride.

Inflected Forms

hexachlorides (plural)

Questions

What does hexachloride mean?: Any chloride having six chlorine atoms
Where does hexachloride 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 chloride English hexachloride From hexa- + chloride.

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