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octadecahedral

octadecahedral adjective: in the form of an octadecahedron.

Adjective

octadecahedral (not comparable)

  1. In the form of an octadecahedron.
    • The ¹¹B spectra of B₁₀H₁₀CN(Me)₃ and the salt Na^⊕[B₁₀H₁₀CH]^⊖ were essentially similar and the structure was rationalized in terms of a “clovo” octadecahedral structure of C₂ᵥ symmetry (65).1969, W. G. Henderson, E. F. Mooney, “Boron-11 N.M.R. Spectroscopy”, in E. F. Mooney, editor, Annual Review of NMR Spectroscopy, volume 2, London; New York, N.Y.: Academic Press, →LCCN, page 257
    • Evidence to support an octadecahedral arrangement of boron atoms in [B₁₁H₁₁]²⁻ is provided by structural data for derivatives such as [B₁₁H₁₀(SMe₂)]⁻.1990, Catherine E. Housecroft, Boranes and Metalloboranes: Structure, Bonding and Reactivity, Chichester: Ellis Horwood Limited, →ISBN, page 75

Origin of octadecahedral

From octadeca- + -hedral.

Questions about octadecahedral

What does octadecahedral mean?
Octadecahedral means in the form of an octadecahedron.
What part of speech is octadecahedral?
Octadecahedral is an adjective.

Words near octadecahedral in the dictionary

  1. octadecadienoyl
  2. octadecafluorooctane
  3. octadecagon
  4. octadecagons
  5. octadecahedra
  6. octadecahedral
  7. octadecahedron
  8. octadecahedrons
  9. octadecahydrate
  10. octadecahydrates
  11. octadecamer

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