adamantoid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “form”).
Noun[edit]
adamantoid (plural adamantoids)
- A crystal characterized by being bound by 48 equal triangles; a hexoctahedron.
References[edit]
- “adamantoid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.