octad Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
    ogdoad; octet; eight; VIII; eighter; 8; eighter from Decatur; octonary.

WordNet


Oc"tad noun
Etymology
Gr. , , the number eight.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) An atom or radical which has a valence of eight, or is octavalent.

Webster 1913