Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexacosane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-a-cosane
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃

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 -cos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexacosane From hexa- + -cos- + -ane.

Inflected Forms

hexacosanes (plural)

Derived Forms

hexacosanoic hexacosanol

Frequently Paired Words

hexacosene

Questions

What does hexacosane mean?: Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 26 carbon atoms, but especially n-hexacosane CH₃(CH₂)₂₄CH₃
Where does hexacosane 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 -cos- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexacosane From hexa- + -cos- + -ane.

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