"Dyad" is a word in ENGLISH
Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.
Having a valence or combining power of two; capable of being
substituted for, combined with, or replaced by, two atoms of hydrogen;
as, oxygen and calcium are dyad elements. See Valence.
An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining
power of two.
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Read the complete definitionHaving two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. Valence.
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