English

hexathiol

From hexa- + thiol.

Formed from hexa- + thiol

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Sumerian Sumerian form ‘kohl’

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Andalusian Arabic كُحُول

Medieval Latin alcoho

Middle English alcofol

English alcohol

English thiol

Today it means

noun Any compound that has six thiol groups

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hexathiol