pyrite
pronunciation
How to pronounce pyrite in British English:
UK ['paɪraɪt]
How to pronounce pyrite in American English:
US [ˈpaɪˌraɪt]
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- Noun:
- a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
Word Origin
- pyrite (n.)
- "metallic iron disulfide, fool's gold," 1550s, from Old French pyrite (12c.), from Latin pyrites, from Greek pyrites lithos "stone of fire, flint" (so called because it glitters), from pyrites "of or in fire," from pyr (genitive pyros) "fire," from PIE root *paəwr- "fire" (see fire (n.)). Related: Pyritic.
Example
- 1. New plate stone sand is higher , calcium and pyrite is more , lithologic hard .
- 2. Summary of china 's large-scale sulphuric acid plants based on sulphur and pyrite ( to be continued )
- 3. Marls containing pyrite with the level of laminae .
- 4. The reaction between pyrite and anfo is prevented .
- 5. Table 2 eds analysis of the pyrite microcrystals .