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hexylic

hexylic adjective: derived from a hexane.

Adjective

hexylic (not comparable)

  1. Derived from a hexane
    • hexylic alcohol

Origin of hexylic

From hexyl + -ic.

Questions about hexylic

What does hexylic mean?
Hexylic means derived from a hexane.
What part of speech is hexylic?
Hexylic is an adjective.

Words near hexylic in the dictionary

  1. hexylamino
  2. hexylaminos
  3. hexylcaine
  4. hexylene
  5. hexylenes
  6. hexylic
  7. hexyloxy
  8. hexylresorcinol
  9. hexylresorcinols
  10. hexyls
  11. hexylthiofos

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