Category:Octahedral

Oc`ta*he"dral, a. Etym: [see octahedron.]

Defn: having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, Octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage. 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.