hex-

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hex-

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alternative, morpheme Alternative form of hexa-, usually used before a vowel.
morpheme 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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@misc{hex_2026,
  title = {hex-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hex-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}