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pyritohedron

pyritohedron noun: an irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons.

Noun

pyritohedron (plural pyritohedrons or pyritohedra)

  1. An irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons.
  2. The shape of one of the crystal habits of pyrite.

Forms of pyritohedron

pluralpyritohedrons
pluralpyritohedra

Origin of pyritohedron

From pyrite + -o- + -hedron.

Questions about pyritohedron

What does pyritohedron mean?
Pyritohedron means an irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons.
What part of speech is pyritohedron?
Pyritohedron is a noun.
What is the plural of pyritohedron?
The plural of pyritohedron is pyritohedrons.

Words near pyritohedron in the dictionary

  1. pyritized
  2. pyritizes
  3. pyritizing
  4. pyritohedra
  5. pyritohedral
  6. pyritohedron
  7. pyritohedrons
  8. pyritoid
  9. pyritoids
  10. pyritology
  11. pyritose

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