Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexanitro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-an-i-tro
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Six nitro groups in a compound

Uncountable

noun

Six nitro groups in a coordination compound

Uncountable

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 nitro English hexanitro From hexa- + nitro.

Usage

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Derived Forms

hexanitrobenzene hexanitrobiphenyl hexanitrocerate hexanitrocobaltate hexanitrodiphenyl hexanitrodiphenylamide hexanitroethane

Questions

What does hexanitro mean?: Six nitro groups in a compound
Where does hexanitro 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 nitro English hexanitro From hexa- + nitro.

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