6TH

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 6th mean? 

• 6TH (adjective)
  The adjective 6TH has 1 sense:

1. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

  Familiarity information: 6TH used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 6TH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

Synonyms:

6th; sixth

Similar:

ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)

 Context examples 

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 2 double bonds at the 6th and 9th carbons from the methyl end.

(Octadecadienoic Acid n-6 trans, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

‘Holdernesse, 6th Duke, K.G., P.C.’—half the alphabet! ‘Baron Beverley, Earl of Carston’—dear me, what a list! ‘Lord Lieutenant of Hallamshire since 1900.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 20 carbons and 3 double bonds at the 6th, 9th and 12th carbons from the methyl end.

(Dihomo-gamma-linolenic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

The double bond at the 6th carbon is in the cis formation and the double bond at the 8th carbon is in the trans formation.

(Conjugated Linoleic Acid n-6, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A term that refers to the staging of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus carcinoma according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 6th edition.

(Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Carcinoma by AJCC v6 Stage, NCI Thesaurus)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 22 carbons and 4 double bonds at the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th carbons from the methyl end.

(Docosatetraenoic Acid n-3, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 2 double bonds at the 3rd and 6th carbons from the methyl end.

(Octadecadienoic Acid n-3, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A term that refers to the staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 6th edition.

(Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by AJCC v6 Stage, NCI Thesaurus)

Nocturnal myoclonus may represent a normal physiologic event or occur as the principal feature of the NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp102-3).

(Myoclonic jerk, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with a 20-carbon backbone and 3 double bonds, originating from the 3rd, 6th and 9th positions from the methyl end.

(Eicosatrienoic Acid n-3, NCI Thesaurus)