Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A term applied by Kossel to any one of several bases, such as arginin, lysin, etc., which contain six atoms of carbon in the molecule.
- noun A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, C6H8, obtained by compressing illuminating gas, which has been prepared by heating fats and resins. It boils at 70—85° C.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C6H8, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
liquid hydrocarbon , C6H8, of thevalylene series , obtained fromdistillation products of certainfats andgums .
Etymologies
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hex- + -one
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Examples
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Working on fish-roe he studied the protamines and hexone bases.
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In 1896 he discovered histidine, then worked out the classical method for the quantitaive separation of the hexone bases.
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