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PYRRHOTITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties
Synonyms:
magnetic pyrites; pyrrhotine; pyrrhotite
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Hypernyms ("pyrrhotite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)