hexad
English
Etymology
From hex- + -ad.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛksæd/
- Hyphenation: hex‧ad
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
Derived terms
- hexadic