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disphenoids

disphenoids is the plural of disphenoid.

Meaning of disphenoid

Noun

disphenoid (plural disphenoids)

  1. A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
    • The mineral chalcopyrite commonly crystallizes in disphenoids that are very difficult to distinguish from tetrahedrons.1949, Edward Salisbury Dana, Minerals and How to Study Them, page 32
    Synonyms:
    bisphenoid, equifacial tetrahedron, isosceles tetrahedron

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Phrases with disphenoids

Questions about disphenoids

What is disphenoids the plural of?
Disphenoids is the plural of disphenoid.

Words near disphenoids in the dictionary

  1. dispetalling
  2. dispetals
  3. disphenocingulum
  4. disphenoid
  5. disphenoidal
  6. disphenoids
  7. disphotic
  8. disphyllid
  9. disphyllids
  10. dispicable
  11. dispiration

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