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Octahedral

[ok-tuh-hee-druhl]

oc·ta·he·dral

[ok-tuh-hee-druhl]
adjective
having the form of an octahedron.

Origin:
1750–60; octahedr(on) + -al1
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octahedral (ˌɒktəˈhiːdrəl)
 
adj
1.  having eight plane surfaces
2.  shaped like an octahedron

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