hexdecyl etymology

English word hexdecyl comes from English hex- (Form of hexa- used before a vowel.), English decyl

Detailed word origin of hexdecyl

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
hex- English (eng) Form of hexa- used before a vowel.
decyl English (eng) (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C10H21, formally derived from decane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
hexdecyl English (eng) (organic compound) The essential radical, C16H33, of hecdecane.

Words with the same origin as hexdecyl

Descendants of hex-
aldohexose chitohexose chlorhexidine deoxyhexose divanadium hexoxide hexacid hexad hexadic hexangular hexatomic heximal hexoctahedron hexone hexosamine hexose hexoside hexosyl hexoxide hextree ketohexose phosphohexose tetranitrogen hexoxide trihexose