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1. pyrite; fool's gold.2. marcasite.[1795-1805]
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Iron pyrites — Pyrites Py*ri tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See {Pyre}.] (Min.) A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. [1913 Webster] Note: The term was originally… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Iron pyrites — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), a. [AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen. See {Iron}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. [1913 Webster] 3. Like iron in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
iron pyrites — n. PYRITE … English World dictionary
iron pyrites — noun or iron pyrite : pyrite 2 * * * 1. pyrite; fool s gold. 2. marcasite. [1795 1805] * * * iron pyrites plural noun Common pyrites, sulphide of iron … Useful english dictionary
iron pyrites — noun see pyrites … English new terms dictionary
iron pyrites — /aɪən paɪˈraɪtiz/ (say uyuhn puy ruyteez) noun 1. pyrite, or ordinary pyrites; fool s gold; mundic. 2. → marcasite. 3. → pyrrhotite …
iron pyrites — noun Date: circa 1817 pyrite called also iron pyrite … New Collegiate Dictionary
iron-pyrites — n. (Min.) Bisulphuret of iron … New dictionary of synonyms
White iron pyrites — Pyrites Py*ri tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See {Pyre}.] (Min.) A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. [1913 Webster] Note: The term was originally… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
iron pyrites — i′ron pyri′tes (or py′rite) n. mir pyrite • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
