merohedral

adjective

mer·​o·​he·​dral

¦merə¦hēdrəl sometimes chiefly British -¦hed-

variants or merohedric

-drik

: marked by merohedrism

Word History

Etymology

mer- + -hedral or -hedric (from Greek hedra seat + English -ic)

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