| HEXACTS | • hexacts n. Plural of hexact. • HEXACT n. a six-rayed sponge spicule. |
| HEXADES | • hexades n. Plural of hexade. • HEXADE n. a group of six, also HEXAD. |
| HEXADIC | • hexadic adj. (Rare) Pertaining to a hexad; hexagonal. • HEXADIC adj. relating to a hexad. |
| HEXAGON | • hexagon n. (Geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles. • HEXAGON n. a polygon having six sides. |
| HEXANES | • hexanes n. Plural of hexane. • HEXANE n. any one of five hydrocarbons of the paraffin series, so called because the molecule has six carbon atoms. |
| HEXAPLA | • hexapla n. A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament… • Hexapla prop.n. A Biblical hexapla: an edition of the Bible in six parallel versions or languages. • HEXAPLA n. (Greek) a book of six (especially Biblical) parallel texts. |
| HEXAPOD | • hexapod n. Any organism, being or robot with six legs. • hexapod n. An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda. • hexapod n. (Dated) An insect. |
| HEXARCH | • hexarch n. The ruler of one of the parts of a hexarchy. • HEXARCH adj. of a vascular bundle, having six strands of xylem, formed from six points of origin. |
| HEXENES | • hexenes n. Plural of hexene. • HEXENE n. a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, also HEXYLENE. |
| HEXEREI | • hexerei n. (Historical, nautical) A galley with six banks of oars. • HEXEREI n. (German) witchcraft. |
| HEXINGS | • hexings n. Plural of hexing. • HEXING n. the casting of an evil spell. |
| HEXONES | • hexones n. Plural of hexone. • HEXONE n. a hydrocarbon solvent. |
| HEXOSAN | • hexosan n. (Biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses. • HEXOSAN n. a polysaccharide that yields hexose on hydrolysis. |
| HEXOSES | • hexoses n. Plural of hexose. • HEXOSE n. a sugar with six carbon atoms to the molecule. |
| HEXYLIC | • hexylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Derived from a hexane. • HEXYLIC adj. relating to a hexyl radical. |