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Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage.

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  1. a. Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage.
  2. Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage. Octahedral borax (Chem.), borax obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from common or prismatic borax. -- Octahedral iron ore (Min.), magnetite.
  3. Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in,octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage. Octahedral borax (Chem.), boraxobtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, whichcontain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguishedfrom common or prismatic borax.-- Octahedral iron ore (Min.), magnetite.
  4. a. Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage.