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do⋅dec⋅a⋅he⋅dron

  [doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn, doh-dek-]
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–noun, plural -drons, -dra  [-druh] . Geometry, Crystallography.
a solid figure having 12 faces.
Origin:
1560–70; dodeca- + -hedron

Related forms:
do⋅dec⋅a⋅he⋅dral, adjective
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do·dec·a·he·dron   (dō'děk-ə-hē'drən)   


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n.   pl. do·dec·a·he·drons or do·dec·a·he·dra (-drə)
A polyhedron with 12 faces.

[Greek dōdekaedron : dōdeka, twelve; see dodecagon + -edron, -hedron.]
do'dec·a·he'dral adj.
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dodecahedron   (dō'děk-ə-hē'drən)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural dodecahedrons or dodecahedra
A polyhedron having twelve faces.
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