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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dyad \Dy"ad\, noun [L. dyas, dyadis, the number two. Gr. ?: cf. F. dyade. See two, and cf. {Duad}.]
1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.
2. (Chem.) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dyad \Dy"ad\, adjective (Chem.) 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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dyad
noun: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {duad}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "dyad": both, brace, couple, couplet, distich, double harness, doublet, duad, duet, duo, match, mates, pair, set of two, span, team, the two, twain, two, twosome, yoke
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