pinacoid

noun

pin·​a·​coid

variants or less commonly pinakoid

ˈpinəˌkȯid

plural -s

1

: a crystal form consisting of two parallel and opposite faces

2

: a crystal form whose faces are parallel to two crystal axes

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pinac- + -oid

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