merohedral

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merohedral [¦mer·ə¦hē·drəl]

(crystallography)

Of a crystal class in a system, having a general form with only one-half, one-fourth, or one-eighth the number of equivalent faces of the corresponding form in the holohedral class of the same system. Also known as merosymmetric.

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No references found			An extreme case is a merohedral twin for which S = 1 in which the lattice is continuous through the twin boundary. Quasicrystals by Cahn, John W. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology			Merleau-Ponty, Maurice Merlin Merlin's magic mirror Merlo merlon Merluccius mermaid mermaid's purse Merman, Ethel mermen Mermet Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area Mermin, N. David Mermithidae Mermithoidea Merneptah meroblastic Meroblastic Eggs merocrine Merocrine Secretion merocrystalline Merodach Merodach-baladan Meroe Meroë merogony merohedral Meroitic Merology Merom Merom New Instructions Merom, Waters of meromictic meromixis Meromorphic Function meromyarian meromyosin Meromyza Saltatrix MEROON Merop's Son Merope Meropidae meroplankton meros merospermy merosporangium Merostomata Merostomoidea merosymmetric Merovingian Art Merovingian art and architecture Merovingian dynasty			meroblastic ovum meroblastically meroblastically meroblastically merocele merocele merocrine merocrine merocrine merocrine gland merocrine gland merocrine gland Merocrine Secretion merocrystalline Merocyanine MEROD Merodach Merodach Merodach-baladan merodiastolic Meroduplex Ribonucleic Acid Meroe Meroe Meroë Meroë merogenesis merogenesis merogony merogony merogony merohedral Meroistic Meroitic Meroïtic Meroitic Empire Meroitic Empire Meroitics merology merology Merom Merom New Instruction Merom New Instructions Merom, Waters of meromelia meromelia meromicrosomia Meromictic Meromictic lake Meromictic Lakes meromixis Meromorphic Meromorphic Conformal Field Theory Meromorphic continuation Meromorphic function Meromorphic functions meromyarian meromyarian meromyosin meromyosin meromyosin Meromyza Saltatrix

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