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icosahedron [ˌaɪkəsəˈhiːdrən] n pl -drons, -dra [-drə] (Mathematics) a solid figure having 20 faces. The faces of a regular icosahedron are equilateral triangles [from Greek eikosaedron, from eikosi twenty + -edron -hedron] icosahedral adj
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| Others, known as icosahedrons or ``bird cages,'' have a distinct geometric design. Then these rings connect to make icosahedrons (see diagram). Four or more of these icosahedrons are bound together to a molecule of porphyrin, an iron-containing molecule that remains preferentially incancer cells. |
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