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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 one
Familiarity information: HEPTAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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