heptad

English

Etymology

From hepta- +‎ -ad.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛptæd/
Hyphenation: hept‧ad

Noun

heptad (plural heptads)

A group of seven things.
(genetics) A sequence of seven bases.

Coordinate terms

monad · duad, dyad · triad · tetrad · pentad · hexad · heptad · octad · ennead, nonad · decad, decade · hendecad · dodecad, duodecade

Derived terms

diheptad

Anagrams

pathed

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