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hexon

hexon noun: any small biological structure that has hexagonal symmetry.

Noun

hexon (plural hexons)

  1. Any small biological structure that has hexagonal symmetry.

Forms of hexon

pluralhexons

Origin of hexon

From hex- + -on.

Questions about hexon

What does hexon mean?
Hexon means any small biological structure that has hexagonal symmetry.
What part of speech is hexon?
Hexon is a noun.
What is the plural of hexon?
The plural of hexon is hexons.

Words near hexon in the dictionary

  1. hexologies
  2. hexology
  3. hexols
  4. hexomino
  5. hexominoes
  6. hexon
  7. hexone
  8. hexones
  9. hexons
  10. hexonucleotide
  11. hexonucleotides

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