hex-
prefix 2
Definitions
prefix
1
Alternative form of hexa-, usually used before a vowel.
2
Used for the digit six to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.
un- (“1”) + bi- (“2”) + hex- (“6”) + -ium (element suffix) → unbihexium (“element 126”)
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