Etymograph

English

hexatriacontane

From hexa- + triacont- + -ane.

A compound of hexa- + triacont- + -ane

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Today it means

noun Any of innumerable isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₃₆H₇₄, having thirty-six carbon atoms; but especially the straight-chain isomer that is used in solid-state applications.

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Etymograph / hexatriacontane