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English
Etymology
From hex- + -ad.
Pronunciation
Noun
hexad (plural hexads)
- A group of six.
- Synonym: sextet
- (chemistry) An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen.
Coordinate terms
- (group) monad, duad/dyad, triad, tetrad, pentad, hexad, hebdomad/heptad, ogdoad/octad, ennead/nonad, decad/decade, hendecad, dodecad/duodecade, chiliad
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