adamantoid
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “invincible”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “form”).
Noun
editadamantoid (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.