- sexavalent
- \\|seksə+\ adjective
Etymology: sexa- (as in sexagesimal) + valent
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/sek'seuh vay"leuhnt/, adj. Chem.hexavalent.Also, sexivalent.[1875-80]
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Sexavalent — Sex*av a*lent, a. See {Sexivalent}. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sexavalent — /sek seuh vay leuhnt/, adj. Chem. hexavalent. Also, sexivalent. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
sexavalent — sexa·valent … English syllables
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
hexavalent — /hek seuh vay leuhnt/, adj. Chem. having a valence of six. Also, sexavalent, sexivalent. [1885 90; HEXA + VALENT] * * * … Universalium
sexivalent — /sek seuh vay leuhnt/, adj. Chem. hexavalent. Also, sexavalent. [1870 75; SEXI + VALENT] * * * … Universalium
hexavalent — /hɛkˈsævələnt/ (say hek savuhluhnt), /hɛksəˈveɪlənt/ (say heksuh vayluhnt) adjective having a valency of six; sexivalent; sexavalent …
sexivalent — /sɛksəˈveɪlənt/ (say seksuh vayluhnt) adjective → hexavalent. Also, sexavalent. {Latin sex six + i 1 + valent} …
