Dyad (?), n. [L. dyas, dyadis, the number two. Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. dyade. See two, and cf. Duad.] 1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.
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2. (Chem.) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.
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