Pyrites

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various natural metallic sulfide minerals, especially of iron.
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  • n. Plural form of pyrite.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Either of the common sulphids of iron, pyrite and marcasite, but also the yellow sulphid of copper and iron, chalcopyrite: the former are called distinctively iron pyrites, while the latter is known as copper pyrites.
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  • n. any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
    • Equivalent
    copper pyrites   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sulphide    sulfide   
     
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