rhombohedral

rhombohedral
rhombohedral [räm΄bə hē′drəl]
adj.
1. of or having to do with a rhombohedron
2. designating or of a crystal system having three axes of equal length, none of which intersects at right angles with another: see CRYSTAL SYSTEM

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