English Explanatory Dictionary

Sextate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. methylcyclohexyl acetate
verb
  1. Reduce by one sixth.
  2. Reduce to one sixth.
adj
  1. sixfold; In groups of six.
  2. sixfold degenerate
noun
  1. A group of six peaks or lines

Pronunciation

sĕksʹtāt /ˈsɛksteɪt/

Word forms

Sextate sextates sextating sextated

Etymology

Latin sextus (“sixth”) + English -ate; compare quintate, septimate, and decimate

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