Etymograph

English

hexaboride

From hexa- + boride.

Formed from hexa- + boride

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Today it means

noun Any boride that has six boron atoms per molecule, or per unit cell, e.g. LaB₆.

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Etymograph / hexaboride