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hexoic

hexoic adjective: pertaining to, or derived from, hexane.

Adjective

hexoic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, or derived from, hexane.
    Synonyms:
    caproic, hexanoic

Synonyms of hexoic

Words formed from hexoic

  • hexoic acid

Questions about hexoic

What does hexoic mean?
Hexoic means pertaining to, or derived from, hexane.
What part of speech is hexoic?
Hexoic is an adjective.

Words near hexoic in the dictionary

  1. hexoestrol
  2. hexofuranose
  3. hexofuranoses
  4. hexogen
  5. hexogenesis
  6. hexoic
  7. hexokinase
  8. hexokinases
  9. hexol
  10. hexologies
  11. hexology

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