Defn: Having a valence of six; — said of hexads.
HEXDECYL
Hex"de*cyl, n. Etym: [Hex- + decyl.] (Chem.)
Defn: The essential radical, C16H33, of hecdecane.
HEXDECYLIC
Hex`de*cyl"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, hexdecyl or hecdecane; as, hexdecylic alcohol.
HEXEIKOSANE
Hex*ei"ko*sane, n. Etym: [Hex- + eikosane.] (chem.)
Defn: A hydrocarbon, C26H54, resembling paraffine; — so called because each molecule has twenty-six atoms of carbon. [Written also hexacosane.]
HEXENE
Hex"ene, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Hexylene.
HEXICOLOGY
Hex`i*col"ogy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]