pin|a|coid

pin|a|coid
pin|a|coid «PIHN uh koyd», noun.
a form of crystal consisting of two parallel faces.
[< Greek pínax, -akos slab + English -oid]

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  • pin — af·fen·pin·scher; al·pin·ia; al·pin·ism; al·pin·ist; al·pin·oid; al·y·pin; ap·pin·ite; ap·pro·pin·quate; ap·pro·pin·qui·ty; at·ro·pin·ize; bac·te·ri·ot·ro·pin; bi·pin; bi·pin·nar·ia; caes·al·pin·ia; caes·al·pin·i·a·ce·ae; ca·ne·pin; car·pin·cho;… …   English syllables

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  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • Brachypinacoid — Brach y*pin a*coid, n. [Gr. brachy s short + E. pinacoid.] (Crytallog.) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clinopinacoid — Cli no*pin a*coid, n. [Gr. kli nein to incline + E. pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) The plane in crystals of the monoclinic system which is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Macropinacoid — Mac ro*pin a*coid, n. [Macro + pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Orthopinacoid — Or tho*pin a*coid, n. [Ortho + pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) A name given to the two planes in the monoclinic system which are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pinacoid — Pin a*coid, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a tablet + oid.] (Crystallog.) A plane parallel to two of the crystalline axes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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