Etymograph

English

hexanediol

From hexane + diol.

A compound of hexane + diol

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexane

Today it means

noun Any of several isomeric diols derived from hexane, but especially 1,6-hexanediol that has many industrial uses

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Etymograph / hexanediol