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pyrites

[ pahy-rahy-teez, puh-, pahy-rahyts ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
, plural py·ri·tes.
  3. any of various other metallic sulfides, as of copper or tin.

pyrites

/ paɪˈraɪtiːz; ˈpaɪraɪts /

noun

  1. another name for pyrite
  2. any of a number of other disulphides of metals, esp of copper and tin

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrites1

1545–55; < Latin pyrītes (plural); pyrite

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