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PYRITES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pyrites" is a kind of...):
sulfide; sulphide (a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive)