2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hexad \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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hexad n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain Hicks}, {half a dozen}, {sextet}, {sestet}, {sextuplet}]
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