pyritohedron

English

Etymology

From pyrite +‎ -o- +‎ -hedron.

Noun

pyritohedron (plural pyritohedrons or pyritohedra)

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

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