1. Plural of hexad; groups or sets of six things or people.
Usage: formal; technical
2. In chemistry and biology, groups of six atoms, molecules, or organisms.
Usage: scientific; technical

Examples

• The researchers organized the samples into hexades for systematic analysis.
• In ancient philosophy, hexades represented perfect groupings of six units.
• The molecular structure contained several hexades of carbon atoms.
• The data was divided into hexades to simplify the statistical comparison.
• Medieval scholars sometimes arranged concepts in hexades for mnemonic purposes.