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Showing words for PYRITES using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Pyrites

pyrites, sperity, stripey

6 Letter Words for Pyrites

esprit, pierst, priest, pteris, pyrite, reisty, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe, stripy, strype, tripes, tripey, typier

5 Letter Words for Pyrites

epist, epris, iters, peris, perit, perst, perts, perty, pesty, petri, piers, piert, piest, piets, piety, piste, preys, pries, pryse, pyets, pyres, reist, resit, resty, retip, ripes, rites, seity, siper, speir, spier, spire, spiry, spite, spret, sprit, spyer, steri, stipe, stire, stirp, strep, strey, strip, styre, tiers, tipsy, tires, treys, tries, tripe, trips, tripy, tryps, tyers, typer, types, yetis, yipes, yites, ypres

4 Letter Words for Pyrites

eiry, epit, eris, erst, espy, ipse, ires, irpe, iter, itsy, peri, pers, pert, pest, pets, pier, pies, piet, pirs, pise, pist, pits, pity, pres, pret, prey, prie, prys, pyes, pyet, pyre, reit, reps, rept, resp, rest, rets, ries, ripe, rips, ript, rise, risp, rist, rite, rits, ryes, rype, seir, seit, sept, sert, sier, sipe, sire, site, spet, spie, spit, spry, step, ster, stey, stie, stir, stre, sype, syre, syrt, terp, tier, ties, tipe, tips, tire, tres, trey, trie, trip, trye, tryp, tyer, tyes, type, yeps, yest, yeti, yipe, yips, yite

3 Letter Words for Pyrites

eir, epi, ers, ert, esp, esr, est, ety, eyr, ipr, ips, ire, irs, ise, ist, its, per, pes, pet, pie, pir, pis, pit, pre, prs, pry, psi, pst, pte, pts, pty, pye, pyr, rei, rep, res, rie, rip, rit, rps, rpt, rte, rti, rye, sei, sep, ser, set, sey, sie, sip, sir, sit, spt, spy, sri, str, sty, sye, syr, ter, tes, tie, tip, tis, tpi, tps, tri, trp, trs, try, tsi, tsp, tye, typ, tyr, yep, yer, yes, yet, yip, yis, yrs

Definitions for Pyrites

[1] pyrite.
[2] marcasite.
[3] any of various other metallic sulfides, as of copper or tin.
[4] 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.
[5] another name for pyrite
[6] any of a number of other disulphides of metals, esp of copper and tin
[7] 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 Pyrites

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

Origin of Pyrites

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 Pyrites

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 Pyrites

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