Definitions for octad

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octad oc·tad

Spelling: [ok-tad]

IPA: /ˈɒk tæd/

Octad is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in octad (acdot).

Definitions for octad

noun

1. a group or series of eight.
2. Chemistry. an element, atom, or group having a valence of eight.

Origin of octad

1835-45; Greek oktad- (stem of oktás) group of eight, equivalent to okt- oct- + -ad -ad¹