Etymograph

English

hexatriene

From hexa- + triene.

Formed from hexa- + triene

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Today it means

noun Any of several isomeric, aliphatic trienes derived from a hexane.

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Etymograph / hexatriene