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HEPTAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heptad mean? 

HEPTAD (noun)
  The noun HEPTAD has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of six and oneplay

  Familiarity information: HEPTAD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEPTAD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

7; heptad; septenary; septet; seven; sevener; VII

Hypernyms ("heptad" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)


 Context examples 


Leucines occurring in heptad repeats end up on the same sides of the helixes and are adjacent to each other in the stem of the Y (the "zipper" region).

(Leucine Zipper, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)



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