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Pyrite
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Pyrite
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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: FeS2. Crystal structure: cubic
. Also called: iron pyrites, pyrites. Nontechnical name: fool's goldCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Pyrite
see synonyms of pyrite nounWord forms: plural pyˈriˌtes (pɪˈraɪtˌiz
; pirītˈēzˌ; paɪˈraɪtˌiz
; pīrītˈēzˌ; ˈpaɪˌraɪts
; pīˈrītsˌ)
a hard, brittle, yellow mineral, FeS2, dimorphic with marcasite and occurring abundantly as a native ore, used to make sulfuric acid; iron sulfide
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Pyrite
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A brass-colored mineral, FeS2, occurring widely and used as an iron ore and in producing sulfur dioxide for sulfuric acid. Also called fool's gold, iron pyrites.
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