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pyritohedron
[pahy-rahy-tuh-hee-druhn, puh-, pahy-rahy-]
noun
Crystallography.
a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
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- pyritohedral adjective
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Origin of pyritohedron1
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Pyritohedron, pī-rī-tō-hē′dron, n. a pentagonal dodecahedron.—adj.
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