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hexamethyl

hexamethyl noun: (in combination) six methyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

hexamethyl (uncountable)

  1. (in combination) six methyl groups in a molecule

Origin of hexamethyl

From hexa- + methyl.

Words formed from hexamethyl

Questions about hexamethyl

What does hexamethyl mean?
Hexamethyl means (in combination) six methyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is hexamethyl?
Hexamethyl is a noun.

Words near hexamethyl in the dictionary

  1. hexamethonium
  2. hexamethonium bromide
  3. hexamethoniums
  4. hexamethoxide
  5. hexamethoxides
  6. hexamethyl
  7. hexamethylbenzene
  8. hexamethylbenzenes
  9. hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane
  10. hexamethyldigermane
  11. hexamethyldisilane

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