cuproid

noun

cu·​proid

ˈk(y)üˌprȯid

plural -s

crystallography

: a solid related to a tetrahedron and having 12 equal triangular faces

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cupr- + -oid; originally formed as German kuproid

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