Etymograph

English

hexametaphosphate

From hexa- + metaphosphate.

Formed from hexa- + metaphosphate

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Today it means

noun A cyclic, polymeric anion composed of six linked phosphate groups P₆O₁₈⁶⁻; any salt containing this anion

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