polyad

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ -ad.

Noun

polyad (plural polyads)

1. A group consisting of an indeterminate number of items.
2. (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