PYRITOHEDRON

Meaning of PYRITOHEDRON in English

— pyritohedral , adj.

/puy ruy'teuh hee"dreuhn, peuh-, puy'ruy-/ , n. Crystall.

a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces. Also called pentagonal dodecahedron . See diag. under dodecahedron .

[ 1865-70; pyrito- (comb. form of PYRITE) + -HEDRON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PYRITOHEDRON — -drən sometimes -ˌdrän noun ( plural pyritohedrons or pyritohedra ) Etymology: New Latin, from pyrito- (from International Scientific Vocabulary pyrite …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYRITOHEDRON — (n.) The pentagonal dodecahedron, a common form of pyrite.
Английский словарь Webster
PYRITOHEDRON — ( n. ) The pentagonal dodecahedron, a common form of pyrite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PYRITOHEDRON — noun the pentagonal dodecahedron, a common form of pyrite.
Webster English vocab
PYRITOID — I. ˈpīˌrīd.ˌȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pyrite + -oid : like pyrite II. noun ( -s ) Etymology: pyrite …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYRITE — ˈpīˌrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin pyrites 1. obsolete : pyrites 1 2. : a common mineral that consists …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYRITOID — (n.) Pyritohedron.
Английский словарь Webster
PYRITOID — ( n. ) Pyritohedron.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENTAGONAL DODECAHEDRON — Crystall. pyritohedron. [ 1850-55 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYRITOID — noun pyritohedron.
Webster English vocab

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