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hexakaidecahedron en · NOUN

Etymology

From hexa- + -kai- + deca- + -hedron. Compare Ancient Greek ἑκκαίδεκα (hekkaídeka, “sixteen”).

Meanings

1. Synonym of hexadecahedron.
   • 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). 1955, George L. Clark, Applied X-rays, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., page 529:
   • Other possible cage structures which the water molecules may adopt are the tetra- and the hexakaidecahedron. 1969, M. B. King, Phase Equilibrium in Mixtures, Pergamon Press, page 167:
   • Moreover, it is impossible to separate gas molecules completely because the structure of propane hydrate consists of hexakaidecahedrons and dodecahedrons. 2003, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, page 131, column 1:

Forms

Relateds

hexakaidecahedral

Synonyms

hexadecahedron