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Where does “neohexene” come from?

neohexene (English) comes from English hexene, from English hex, from English hexagon, from Latin hexagōnum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον, from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks — six.

neohexene (English): The aliphatic alkene "3,3-dimethyl-1-butene"

Definitions

  1. The aliphatic alkene "3,3-dimethyl-1-butene"

Ancestry of “neohexene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexeneAny of several isomers of the alkene having six...
2EnglishhexTo cast a spell on , to bewitch; An evil spell or...
3EnglishhexagonA polygon with six sides and six angles
4Latinhexagōnum—
5Ancient Greekἑξάγωνονhexagon
6Ancient Greekἑξα-Forming compound words with the sense of "six"
7Ancient Greekἕξsix
8Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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