English
hexamethylphosphoramidehexamethylphosphoramide
From hexa- + methyl + phosphor + amide.
A compound of hexa- + methyl + phosphor + amide
Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’
Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’
Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’
English hexa-
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη ‘wood’
German Methyl
English methyl
Egyptian jmn
Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων
Latin Ammōn
Latin ammoniacus
English ammonia
English amide
Today it means
noun An organophosphorus compound with the chemical formula [(CH₃)₂N]₃PO, a useful polar aprotic solvent and additive in organic synthesis.
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