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hexadeca-

hexadeca- prefix: sixteen.

Prefix

hexadeca-

  1. sixteen

Forms of hexadeca-

alternative formhexadec-

Origin of hexadeca-

From hexa- (“six”) + deca- (“ten”). Compare Ancient Greek ἑκκαίδεκα (hekkaídeka, “sixteen”).

Questions about hexadeca-

What does hexadeca- mean?
Hexadeca- means sixteen.
What part of speech is hexadeca-?
Hexadeca- is a prefix.

Words near hexadeca- in the dictionary

  1. hexadactylous
  2. hexadactyls
  3. hexadactyly
  4. hexade
  5. hexadec-
  6. hexadeca-
  7. hexadecacarbonylhexarhodium
  8. hexadecachora
  9. hexadecachoron
  10. hexadecachorons
  11. hexadecadienal

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