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Where does “hexanoic” come from?

hexanoic (English) comes from English hexane, from English -ane, from Latin -ānus.

hexanoic (English): Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its...

Ancestry of “hexanoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexaneAny of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, CH....
2English-aneVariant of -an, usually with differentiation ,...
3Latin-ānus—

Words derived from “hexanoic”

  • hexanoate
  • aminohexanoic
  • aminohexanoate
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