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hexyl Chem.
  (ˈhɛksɪl)
  [f. Gr. ἕξ six + ὕλη, -yl, substance.]
  The hydrocarbon radical C6H13. It may exist in various forms, of which normal hexyl is also called caproyl. attrib. as in hexyl alcohol, hexyl aldehyde; Comb. as in heˈxylamine; hexylreˈsorcinol (also as two words), a crystalline derivative of resorcinol, C6H3(OH)2·(CH2)5CH3, used as an anthelmintic and a urinary antiseptic.

1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 333 Hexyl and heptyl alcohols are found in certain fermented liquors. 1886 Syd. Soc. Lex., Hexylamine C6H13NH2. An oily liquid obtained by treating hexyl chloride with an alcoholic solution of ammonia. 1924 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 20 Dec. 2007/1 Unlike a great many antiseptics and germicides, hexyl resorcinol retains its bactericidal power when dissolved in urine of either acid or alkaline reaction. 1949 Krantz & Carr Pharmacol. Princ. Med. Pract. xviii. 247 Hexylresorcinol capsules are composed of a solution of the drug dissolved in olive oil. 1968 J. H. Burn Lect. Notes Pharmacol. (ed. 9) 125 Oil of chenopodium and hexylresorcinol (by mouth) are also used for ascaris infections.

  Hence ˈhexylene, an earlier name of hexene. heˈxylic a., of or pertaining to hexyl, as hexylic acid, hexylic aldehyde, etc.

1873 Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 606 Hexylene hydrate is produced from mannite, a saccharine body. 1873 J. P. Cooke New Chem. (1875) 314 Our common kerosene is chiefly a mixture of hexylic and heptylic hydride. 1880 Miller's Elem. Chem. iii. i. (ed. 6) 452 A mixture of this alcohol with primary hexylic alcohol is obtained from normal hexane.

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