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Showing words for PYRITE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Pyrite

pyrite, tripey, typier

5 Letter Words for Pyrite

perit, perty, petri, piert, piety, retip, tripe, tripy, typer

4 Letter Words for Pyrite

eiry, epit, irpe, iter, peri, pert, pier, piet, pity, pret, prey, prie, pyet, pyre, reit, rept, ripe, ript, rite, rype, terp, tier, tipe, tire, trey, trie, trip, trye, tryp, tyer, type, yeti, yipe, yite

3 Letter Words for Pyrite

eir, epi, ert, ety, eyr, ipr, ire, per, pet, pie, pir, pit, pre, pry, pte, pty, pye, pyr, rei, rep, rie, rip, rit, rpt, rte, rti, rye, ter, tie, tip, tpi, tri, trp, try, tye, typ, tyr, yep, yer, yet, yip

Definitions for Pyrite

[1] a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
[2] a yellow mineral, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and in veins. It is a source of sulphur and is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. Composition: iron sulphide. Formula: FeS 2 . Crystal structure: cubic Also called: iron pyrites , pyrites Nontechnical name: fool's gold

Words nearby Pyrite

pyridoxine, pyriform, pyrimethamine, pyrimidine, pyriphlegethon, pyrite, pyrites, pyritohedron, pyro, pyro-, pyrobitumen

Origin of Pyrite

1560–70; < Latin pyrītēs < Greek pyrī́tēs, noun use of adj.: of fire, so called because it produces sparks when struck. See pyr-, -ite1

Other words from Pyrite

py·rit·ic [pahy-rit -ik, puh -] /paɪˈrɪt ɪk, pə-/ , py·rit·i·cal , py·ri·tous [puh -rahy -tuh  s, pahy-] /pəˈraɪ təs, paɪ-/ , adjective

Word origin for Pyrite

C16: from Latin pyrites flint, from Greek puritēs (lithos ) fire (stone), that is, capable of withstanding or striking fire, from pur fire