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octad

[ ok-tad ]
/ ˈɒk tæd /
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noun
a group or series of eight.
Chemistry. an element, atom, or group having a valence of eight.
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Origin of octad

1835–45; <Greek oktad- (stem of oktás) group of eight, equivalent to okt-oct- + -ad-ad1

OTHER WORDS FROM octad

oc·tad·ic, adjective

Words nearby octad

ocreate, OCS, oct-, octa-, octachord, octad, octadecanoic acid, octagon, octagonal, octagon house, octagon scale
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Words related to octad

octagon, octave, octet

British Dictionary definitions for octad

octad
/ (ˈɒktæd) /
noun
a group or series of eight
chem an element or group with a valency of eight

Derived forms of octad

octadic, adjective

Word Origin for octad

C19: from Greek oktās, from oktō eight
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