octahedral /(ŏk`tȧ*hē"dral)/
oc·ta·he·dral
octahedral
a.
- Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage; an octahedral crystal.
Phrases & Compounds
- octahedral borax
- borax obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from common or prismatic borax.
- Octahedral iron ore
- magnetite.