heptad

English

Etymology

From hepta- +‎ -ad.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

heptad (plural heptads)

1. A group of seven things.
2. (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