hexavalent

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hexavalent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hexavalent \Hex*av"a*lent\, a. [Hexa- + L. valens, -entis, p.
     pr. See Valence.] (Chem.)
     Having a valence of six; -- said of hexads.
     [1913 Webster]