hexatomicadj.
/hɛksəˈtɒmɪk/ Chemistry.
Containing or consisting of six atoms of some substance; having six replaceable hydrogen atoms; also = hexavalent adj.
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the world > matter > chemistry > atomic chemistry > [adjective] > relating to molecules > by number of atoms
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1868 H. B. Jones & H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 10) 669 Hexatomic Alcohols and Ethers. This class of compounds includes most of the saccharine substances found in plants.
1873 J. P. Cooke New Chem. (1874) xii. 284 No definite pentatomic hydrate is known, but of hexatomic hydrates there are several noteworthy examples.
1879 Academy 27 Dec. 467 Iron, manganese, chromium, and aluminium being regarded as hexatomic.
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