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.