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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