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tetartohedrism

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te⋅tar⋅to⋅he⋅dral

  [ti-tahr-toh-hee-druhl]
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–adjective
(of a crystal) having one fourth the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
Origin:
1855–60; < Gk tétarto(s) one fourth + -hedral

Related forms:
te⋅tar⋅to⋅he⋅dral⋅ly, adverb
te⋅tar⋅to⋅he⋅drism, noun
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