hemihedrism

noun

hemi·​he·​drism

variants or less commonly hemihedry

-ˈhēdrē

plural hemihedrisms also hemihedries

: the property of crystallizing hemihedrally

Word History

Etymology

hemi- entry 1 + -hedr on + -ism or -y

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