octahedral
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English
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Definitions
Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage. Octahedral borax (Chem.), borax obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from common or prismatic borax. -- Octahedral iron ore (Min.), magnetite.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/ˌɑːktʌhˈiːdɹʌl/ · 4 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
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