Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: hexyl
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom

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 hex- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English hexyl From hexane + -yl.

Inflected Forms

hexyls (plural)

Derived Forms

aminohexyl cyclohexyl dihexyl dihexylphosphonate hexoprenaline hexylamine hexylamino hexylic hexyloxy hexylresorcinol hexylthiophene iodohexyl

Questions

What does hexyl mean?: Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
Where does hexyl 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 hex- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English hexyl From hexane + -yl.

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