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pyritohedron

[pahy-rahy-tuh-hee-druhn, puh-, pahy-rahy-]

noun

Crystallography.

  1. a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.

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Other Word Forms

  • pyritohedral adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyritohedron1

1865–70; pyrito- (combining form of pyrite ) + -hedron
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Pyritohedron, pī-rī-tō-hē′dron, n. a pentagonal dodecahedron.—adj.

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