hexakaidecahedron
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + καί (kaí, “and”) + δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) + -hedron.
Noun
hexakaidecahedron (plural hexakaidecahedra or hexakaidecahedrons)
- Synonym of hexadecahedron
- 1955, George L. Clark, Applied X-rays, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., page 529:
- In structure I, the unit cell contains 136 water molecules which are arranged so that they form 16 pentagonal dodecahedra (small cavities) and 8 hexakaidecahedra (large cavities).
- 1969, M. B. King, Phase Equilibrium in Mixtures, Pergamon Press, page 167:
- Other possible cage structures which the water molecules may adopt are the tetra- and the hexakaidecahedron.
- 2003, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, page 131, column 1:
- Moreover, it is impossible to separate gas molecules completely because the structure of propane hydrate consists of hexakaidecahedrons and dodecahedrons.
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