Short for Hexi Corridor.

(historical) Part of the Northern Silk Road running northwest from the bank of the Yellow River. Consisting of a string of oases, it was the most important route from North China to the Tarim Basin and Central Asia for traders and the military.

(geometry) A polyiamond made up of six triangles.

present participle of hex

The act of casting a hex or curse.

(rare, of a positional numeral system) Using base six; senary. / (nonstandard, rare, of a positional numeral system) Using base sixteen; hexadecimal.

plural of hexiamond

(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₀, of the acetylene series; hexoylene.

(obsolete) The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.

plural of hexit