hexad

Noun

Synonyms: six 6 VI sixer sise Captain Hicks half a dozen sextet sestet sextuplet

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and oneSynonyms: six 6 VI sixer sise Captain Hicks half a dozen sextet sestet sextuplet

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hexad \Hex"ad\, n. [L. hexas, hexadis, the number six, Gr. ?, ?, fr. "e`x six.] (chem.) An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, six monad atoms or radicals; as, sulphur is a hexad in sulphuric acid. Also used as an adjective. [1913 Webster]