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hexone

hexone noun: a liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₈, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.

Noun

hexone (countable and uncountable, plural hexones)

  1. A liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₈, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.

Forms of hexone

pluralhexones

Origin of hexone

From hex- + -one.

Questions about hexone

What does hexone mean?
Hexone means a liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₈, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.
What part of speech is hexone?
Hexone is a noun.
What is the plural of hexone?
The plural of hexone is hexones.

Words near hexone in the dictionary

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

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