octahedral
having the form of an octahedron.
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How to use octahedral in a sentence
Characteristic octahedral crystals of calcium oxalate (Fig. 47) appear after ingestion of certain vegetables.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe tendency of their crystallization is to restore octahedral and cubical forms.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftOne of these specimens is an irregular octahedral crystal, eight inches in diameter.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftIt crystallizes in the cubic system; with regular octahedral and tetrahedral cleavages; spec.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe neutral nitrate being properly evaporated and set aside, affords colourless, transparent, slender octahedral crystals.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for octahedral
/ (ˌɒktəˈhiːdrəl) /
having eight plane surfaces
shaped like an octahedron
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