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hexa-

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hexa- or hex-
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1. Six: hexagram.
2. Containing six atoms, molecules, or groups: hexose.

hex-, hexa-,
prefix meaning "six": hexabasic, hexavaccine, hexhydric.


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Talk about the prefixes tri-, quad-, penta-, hexa-, and so on.
Porphyrins (hepta-, hexa-, pentacarboxylic porphyrins; uroporphyrins; and coproporphyrins) in urine samples were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography with a fluorescence spectrophotometer (Johnson et al.
Inhibition of ER activation by hexa-, hepta- and octachlorinated biphenyls and suppression of estrogenic signaling found in serum of males chronically exposed to PCBs (Figures 3-5) suggest that PCB 153 and other prevalent congeners could contribute to overall antiestrogenic response.
 
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