dioctahedral

adjective

di·​octahedral

(¦)dī+

1

: having 16 faces

especially : octahedral with tetrahedral summits

2

: having two of the three available octahedrally coordinated positions occupied

a dioctahedral mica

Word History

Etymology

di- + octahedral

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