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hexactine

hexactine adjective: having six rays.

Adjective

hexactine (not comparable)

  1. Having six rays.

Noun

hexactine (plural hexactines)

  1. A six-rayed spicule, made of silica, that makes up the skeleton of some sponges.

Forms of hexactine

pluralhexactines

Questions about hexactine

What does hexactine mean?
Hexactine means having six rays.
What part of speech is hexactine?
Hexactine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near hexactine in the dictionary

  1. hexacosichoron
  2. hexacosichorons
  3. hexact
  4. hexactin
  5. hexactinal
  6. hexactine
  7. hexactinellid
  8. hexactinellids
  9. hexactines
  10. hexacts
  11. hexacyanoferrate

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