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octad
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Octad \Oc"tad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, the number eight.]
1. (Chem.) An atom or radical which has a valence of eight,
or is octavalent.
[1913 Webster]
2. A group of eight things.
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