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IRON PYRITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does iron pyrite mean?
• IRON PYRITE (noun)
The noun IRON PYRITE has 1 sense:
1. a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
Familiarity information: IRON PYRITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
fool's gold; iron pyrite; pyrite
Hypernyms ("iron pyrite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "iron pyrite"):
atomic number 34; Se; selenium (a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite))
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