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6 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English hexane From hex- + -ane.
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