Etymograph

English

hexanitrate

From hexa- + nitrate.

Formed from hexa- + nitrate

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

French nitrate

English nitrate

Today it means

noun Any compound containing six nitrate groups.

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Etymograph / hexanitrate