Meaning of HEXAD
| Pronunciation: | | 'heksad
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| | Definition: | | [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one |
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| | Synonyms: | | 6, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, sestet, sextet, sextuplet, sise, six, sixer, VI |
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| | See Also: | | digit, figure | |
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| | Definition: | | \Hex"ad\, n. [L. hexas, hexadis, the number six, Gr. ?, ?,
fr. "e`x six.] (chem.)
An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically
combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, six monad
atoms or radicals; as, sulphur is a hexad in sulphuric acid.
Also used as an adjective.
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