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COPPER PYRITES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide
Synonyms:
chalcopyrite; copper pyrites
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("copper pyrites" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "copper pyrites"):
atomic number 29; copper; Cu (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)
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