Octahedral

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

  octahedral \oc`ta*he"dral\ ([o^]k`t[.a]*h[=e]"dral), a. [See
     {octahedron}.]
     Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in,
     octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage; an octahedral crystal.
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     {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.
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