"pyrite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpaɪˌɹaɪt/ Forms: pyrites [plural]
Etymology: Recorded since 1555, from Old French pyrite (12th century), from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πυρίτης λίθος (purítēs líthos, “stone of fire, flint”) (so called because it glitters), notably the first part: adjective πυρίτης (purítēs, “of or in fire”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Analyzable as pyr- + -ite Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|pyrite}} Old French pyrite, {{der|en|la|pȳritēs}} Latin pȳritēs, {{der|en|grc|πυρίτης λίθος||stone of fire, flint}} Ancient Greek πυρίτης λίθος (purítēs líthos, “stone of fire, flint”), {{confix|en|pyr|ite}} pyr- + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyrite (plural pyrites)
  1. (mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system. Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (mineral iron disulfide): πυρίτης (purítēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), պիրիտ (pirit) (Armenian), пирит (pirit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pirita [feminine] (Catalan), 黃鐵礦 (Chinese Mandarin), 黄铁矿 (huángtiěkuàng) (Chinese Mandarin), petztli (Classical Nahuatl), pirita (Corsican), pirite [feminine] (Corsican), pyrit [masculine] (Czech), pyrit [common-gender] (Danish), svovlkis [common-gender] (Danish), pyriet [neuter] (Dutch), pirito (Esperanto), püriit (Estonian), pyriitti (Finnish), pyrite [feminine] (French), pirita [feminine] (Galician), Pyrit [masculine] (German), πυρίτης (pyrítis) [masculine] (Greek), pirit (Hungarian), pirít [feminine] (Irish), iarnphirít [feminine] (Irish), bréagór [masculine] (Irish), pirite [feminine] (Italian), 黄鉄鉱 (ōtekkō) (Japanese), 황철석 (hwangcheolseok) (Korean), pyritis [feminine] (Latin), pirīts [masculine] (Latvian), piritas [masculine] (Lithuanian), svovelkis [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), svovelkis [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), pirita [feminine] (Occitan), پیریت (pyryt) (Persian), piryt [masculine] (Polish), pirita [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), pirite [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), pirită [feminine] (Romanian), пири́т (pirít) [masculine] (Russian), pirita [feminine] (Spanish), pyrit [common-gender] (Swedish), svavelkis [common-gender] (Swedish), giginto (Tagalog), ไพไรต์ (pai-rái) (Thai), pirit (Turkish), پىرىت (pirit) (Uyghur), pirit (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-pyrite-en-noun-SIEoBhoQ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pyr-, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyr-: 26 37 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 34 28 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 28 34 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'mineral iron disulfide': 75 6 18
  2. (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-pyrite-en-noun-ddSrKZRk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pyr-, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyr-: 26 37 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 39 27 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 34 28 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 28 34
  3. (solid state chemistry) (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural to the common mineral. Categories (topical): Chemistry
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fool's gold, iron pyrites Hyponyms: iron pyrite, pyrrhotite Derived forms: arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, leucopyrite, pyritic, pyritified, white iron pyrite Related terms: pyr-, pyric, pyro-, marcasite

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      "roman": "pai-rái",
      "sense": "mineral iron disulfide",
      "word": "ไพไรต์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mineral iron disulfide",
      "word": "pirit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "pirit",
      "sense": "mineral iron disulfide",
      "word": "پىرىت"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "mineral iron disulfide",
      "word": "pirit"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pyrite"
  ],
  "word": "pyrite"
}

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