macropinacoid

noun

mac·​ro·​pinacoid

¦makrō+

: a pinacoid having faces parallel to the longer lateral and the vertical axis

macropinacoidal

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary macr- + pinacoid

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