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English
Etymology
From pyrite + -o- + -hedron.
Noun
pyritohedron (plural pyritohedrons or pyritohedra)
- (mathematics) An irregular dodecahedron, the faces of which are identical but irregular pentagons.
- (mineralogy) The shape of one of the crystal habits of pyrite.
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