merohedrism

noun

mer·​o·​he·​drism

-ˈheˌ-

plural -s

: the conditioning of a crystal due to symmetrical suppression of half or three fourths of the faces of the holohedral form

Word History

Etymology

mer- + Greek hedra seat + English -ism

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