hexakaidecahedron

plural hexakaidecahedra · plural hexakaidecahedrons

1. Synonym of hexadecahedron.

   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

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   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

   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

   Synonyms: hexadecahedron