Definition of octad in English:

octad

noun ˈɒktadˈɑktæd

technical

A group or set of eight.
Example sentencesExamples
- After meiosis, the four meiotic products undergo an additional mitotic division to yield eight haploid nuclei, which differentiate into an octad of eight ascospores.
- In this case, the first postmeiotic cells deriving from the spores have been separated to yield octads composed of four pairs of colonies deriving from a single meiosis.
- In these cases, molecular analysis was performed on only four members of the octad.

Origin

Mid 19th century: via late Latin from Greek oktas, oktad-, from oktō 'eight'.

Definition of octad in US English:

octad

nounˈäktadˈɑktæd

technical

A group or set of eight.
Example sentencesExamples
- In this case, the first postmeiotic cells deriving from the spores have been separated to yield octads composed of four pairs of colonies deriving from a single meiosis.
- In these cases, molecular analysis was performed on only four members of the octad.
- After meiosis, the four meiotic products undergo an additional mitotic division to yield eight haploid nuclei, which differentiate into an octad of eight ascospores.

Origin

Mid 19th century: via late Latin from Greek oktas, oktad-, from oktō ‘eight’.

单词	octad
释义	Definition of octad in English: octad noun ˈɒktadˈɑktæd technical A group or set of eight. Example sentencesExamples After meiosis, the four meiotic products undergo an additional mitotic division to yield eight haploid nuclei, which differentiate into an octad of eight ascospores. In this case, the first postmeiotic cells deriving from the spores have been separated to yield octads composed of four pairs of colonies deriving from a single meiosis. In these cases, molecular analysis was performed on only four members of the octad. Origin Mid 19th century: via late Latin from Greek oktas, oktad-, from oktō 'eight'. Definition of octad in US English: octad nounˈäktadˈɑktæd technical A group or set of eight. Example sentencesExamples In this case, the first postmeiotic cells deriving from the spores have been separated to yield octads composed of four pairs of colonies deriving from a single meiosis. In these cases, molecular analysis was performed on only four members of the octad. After meiosis, the four meiotic products undergo an additional mitotic division to yield eight haploid nuclei, which differentiate into an octad of eight ascospores. Origin Mid 19th century: via late Latin from Greek oktas, oktad-, from oktō ‘eight’.
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