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oc·tad

(ŏk′tăd′)

A group or sequence of eight.

[Greek oktas, oktad-, from oktō, eight; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots.]

oc·tad′ic adj.

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octad

(ˈɒktæd)

1. (Mathematics) a group or series of eight

2. (Chemistry) chem an element or group with a valency of eight

[C19: from Greek oktās, from oktō eight]

ocˈtadic adj

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oc•tad

(ˈɒk tæd)

n.

1. a group or series of eight.

2. an element, atom, or group having a valence of eight.

[1835–45; < Greek oktad- (s. of oktás) group of eight =okt(ṓ) eight + -ad -ad¹]

oc•tad′ic, adj.

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octad - the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

8, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octet, octonary, ogdoad, VIII

digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"

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