Pyrites

[pai'raiti:z]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest).

校對:南森--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(pl. ) of Pyrite

(n.) A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color.

校對:齐利格

解釋/意思:

n. a term applied to a large class of mineral compounds of metals with sulphur or with arsenic or with both—crystalline hard generally brittle and frequently yellow.—adjs. Pyritā′ceous; Pyrit′ic -al; Pyritif′erous.—v.t. Pyr′itise to convert into pyrites.—n. Pyritol′ogy knowledge of pyrites.—adj. Pyr′itous.

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