Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sextate

/ˈsɛksteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sex-tate
IPA
/ˈsɛksteɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

methylcyclohexyl acetate

Uncountable

verb

Reduce by one sixth.

verb

Reduce to one sixth.

adj

sixfold; In groups of six.

noun

A group of six peaks or lines

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin sextus (“sixth”) + English -ate; compare quintate, septimate, and decimate

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈsɛksteɪt/

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce sextate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛksteɪt/.
What does sextate mean?
methylcyclohexyl acetate
Where does sextate come from?
Latin sextus (“sixth”) + English -ate; compare quintate, septimate, and decimate

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