hexamine
/ˈhɛk.səˌmin/noun
hexamine is spelled H-E-X-A-M-I-N-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hexamine means “Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hexamine is hexamines.
How many letters and syllables are in hexamine?
| Letters | 8: H-E-X-A-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hexamine?
Hexamine appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hexamine?
- US /ˈhɛk.səˌmin/
Hexamine has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hexamine
- hexamines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hexamine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).