heptad

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hepta- +‎ -ad.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛptæd/
Hyphenation: hep‧tad

Noun[edit]

heptad (plural heptads)

Synonym of septet: a group of seven things.
(genetics) A sequence of seven bases.

Coordinate terms[edit]

(group) monad, duad/dyad, triad, tetrad, pentad, hexad, hebdomad/heptad, ogdoad/octad, ennead/nonad, decad/decade, hendecad, dodecad/duodecade, chiliad

Derived terms[edit]

diheptad

Anagrams[edit]

pathed

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