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pin•a•coid
(pin′ə koid′),USA pronunciation n. [Crystall.]
pin′a•coi′dal, adj.
- Crystallographya form whose faces are parallel to two of the axes.
- Greek pinak- (stem of pínax) slab, board + -oid
- 1875–80