polyad
English
Etymology
From
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