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1. Dyad
   a social group with two members
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2. Dyad
   Dyad: The word 'dyad' comes from the Greek 'dyas' meaning the number two. In psychology, a dyad refers to a pair of persons in an interactional situation. For example, a patient and therapist, a woman and her husband, a girl and her stepfather, etc. In chemistry, a dyad is a bivalent element. And in...
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3. Dyad
   Dy'ad noun [ Latin dyas , dyadis , the number two. Greek ...: confer French dyade . See two, and confer Duad .] 1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair. 2. (Chemistry) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.
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4. Dyad
   Dy'ad adjective (Chemistry) 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 .
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5. dyad
   A pair. Two units. Half of a tetrad (four units). What happens to bivalent (tetrad) chromosomes after the first nuclear division of meiosis. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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6. Dyad
   • (a.) 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. • (n.) Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair. • (n.) An element, atom, or radical havi...
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7. Dyad
   In Chemistry, dyad refers to an elementary substance, each atom of which in combining with other bodies is equivalent to two atoms of hydrogen.
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8. dyad
   Type: Term Pronunciation: dī′ad Definitions: 1. A pair. 2. In chemistry, a bivalent element, molecule, or ion. 3. Two people in an interactional situation, patient and therapist, husband and wife. 4. The double chromosome resulting from division in meiosis. 5. Two units treated as one. 6....
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9. dyad
   a unit of quantity equal to 2. This unit is frequently used in cell biology and biotechnology.
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10. Dyad
    (Gr. duas, two) A pair of units considered as one. In Pythagoreanism the dyad is the number two, thought of as a substantial essence, or physically, as a line, i.e. two points which do not coincide. -- V.J.B.
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11. Dyad
    (music) In music, a `dyad` is a set of two notes or publisher=Alfred Publishing |location=accessdate=24 February 2009-->--> Although most Chord (music)|chords have three or more notes, in certain contexts a dyad may be considered to be a chord. The most common two-note chord is made from the ...
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12. Dyad
    (Greek philosophy) The `Dyad` is a title used by the Pythagoreans for the number two, representing the principle of "twoness" or "otherness". See also: References:
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13. Dyad
    (sociology) A `dyad` (from Greek dýo, "two") in sociology is a noun used to describe a group of two people. "Dyadic" is an adjective used to describe this type of communication/interaction. A dyad is the smallest possible social group. The pair of individuals in ...
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