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HOLOHEDRISM

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hol⋅o⋅he⋅dral

[hol-uh-hee-druhl, hoh-luh-]
–adjective
(of a crystal) having all the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.

Origin:
1830–40; holo- + -hedral


hol⋅o⋅he⋅dry, hol⋅o⋅he⋅drism, noun
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