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PYRITES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyrites mean?
• PYRITES (noun)
The noun PYRITES has 1 sense:
1. any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
Familiarity information: PYRITES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("pyrites" is a kind of...):
sulfide; sulphide (a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive)
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