Talk:hexadecile

The 1683 quotation seems to be along the lines of sextile which means "Of or noting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60" Siuenti (talk) 13:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've added a new definition. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 16:53, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

hexadecile
One obscure quote from 1683 was included in the entry, but that's all there is in Google Books and Google Groups. Chuck Entz (talk) 22:28, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

I found these two: Kiwima (talk) 23:04, 27 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Looks like a new sense is required. The 1683 quote and the 1997 one above appear to be using the term in a sense or senses different from those already stated. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 06:19, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree about the 1997 quote (and I found one other with the same meaning - but two cites is still not enough to add a definition. I included this one because it is ambiguous), but the 1974 looks to me like the same sense as the current definition. Kiwima (talk) 06:32, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, I agree the 1974 quote supports the first sense. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 03:32, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The 1997 cite (chemistry) appears to be being used as a synonym for hexadecyl. I note that this would be the correct form of the chemistry meaning in Italian going by some of our other entries, such as pentile.  It may therefore be a mistake by a non-native speaker.  The 1683 cite is an astrological meaning different from both the other two meanings. Spinning Spark  15:32, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I have found two more quotations supporting noun sense 1, and have taken a stab at writing the astrological definition (noun sense 2, and a new adjective sense). Please feel free to improve the latter, as I have no particular expertise of astrology. — Cheers, Jack Lee  –talk– 22:04, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Passed. — SMUconlaw (talk) 19:25, 25 July 2016 (UTC)