polyad

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ -ad

Noun

polyad (plural polyads)

A group consisting of an indeterminate number of items.
(chemistry) An element whose valence is greater than two.

Derived terms

polyadic

Translations

a group consisting of an indeterminate number of items

French: polyade (fr) m

See also

monad
dyad
triad
tetrad
pentad
hexad
heptad
octad
nonad
decad
See also Thesaurus:group

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