- 1. pl. of Pyrite Source: opted
- 2. n. A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. Source: opted
- 3. n. any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest) Source: wordnet
- 4. A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite, or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when struck with steel. Arsenical pyrites, arsenopyrite. -- Auriferous pyrites. See under Auriferous. -- Capillary pyrites, millerite. -- Common pyrites, isometric iron disulphide; pyrite. -- Hair pyrites, millerite. -- Iron pyrites. See Pyrite. -- Magnetic pyrites, pyrrhotite. -- Tin pyrites, stannite. -- White iron pyrites, orthorhombic iron disulphide; marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear pyrites, etc. -- Yellow, or Copper, pyrites, the sulphide of copper and iron; chalcopyrite. Source: webster
- 5. A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides ofiron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. Source: adambom
- 6. n. any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest) Source: ecdict
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