Pyritohedron
[pahy-rahy-tuh-hee-druh n, puh-, pahy-rahy-] /paɪˌraɪ təˈhi drən, pə-, ˌpaɪ raɪ-/
noun, Crystallography.
1.
a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
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