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PYRITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color
Synonyms:
fool's gold; iron pyrite; pyrite
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pyrite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "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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