Etymograph

English

hexachloride

From hexa- + chloride.

A compound of hexa- + chloride

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Today it means

noun Any chloride having six chlorine atoms

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Etymograph / hexachloride