"hexad" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛksæd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hexad.wav [US] Forms: hexads [plural]
Etymology: From hex- + -ad. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hex|ad}} hex- + -ad Head templates: {{en-noun}} hexad (plural hexads)
  1. A group of six. Synonyms: sextet
    Sense id: en-hexad-en-noun-TgqUZ2yN Categories (other): Six Disambiguation of Six: 60 40
  2. (chemistry) An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen.
    Sense id: en-hexad-en-noun-ST2Q26Sd Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hex-, English terms suffixed with -ad, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Collectives Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hex-: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ad: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Collectives: 42 58 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hexadic

Inflected forms

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