pyrite Hear it!

pyrite definition

py·rite (pī′rīt′)

noun pl. pyrites py·ri′·tes′ (pi rīt′ēz′, pī-; pī′rīts′)

a hard, brittle, yellow mineral, FeS, dimorphic with marcasite and occurring abundantly as a native ore, used to make sulfuric acid; iron sulfide

Etymology: L pyrites < Gr pyritēs, flint or millstone < pyritēs (lithos), fire (stone) < pyr, fire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.