[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

octahedral \oc`tahe"dral\ o^k`t.ah=e"dral, a. see
   octahedron.
   having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in,
   octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage; an octahedral crystal.
   1913 webster

   octahedral borax chem., borax obtained from a saturated
      solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five
      molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from
      common or prismatic borax.

   octahedral iron ore min., magnetite.
      1913 webster
see also:
octahedron octahedral borax prismatic borax octahedral iron ore 

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