octahedra
- plural of octahedron.
Example Sentences
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To create the new structures, the researchers synthesized silver nanoparticles shaped like truncated octahedra, which they call "mecons."
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
The conduction path of pyrochlore-type structure cover the F ions located in the tunnels created by MO6 octahedra.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
They all crystallize in octahedra and contain twelve molecules of water of crystallization.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
It crystallizes in regular octahedra, but is usually found as grains or as granular to compact masses.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
If a little more ammonia is added, several varieties of rhombic octahedra appear; if a little nitric acid is added, the rectangular prism appears again.
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
