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pyrrhotite
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pyrrhotite has 1 sense
- pyrrhotite(n = noun.substance) magnetic pyrites, pyrrhotine - a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties; Array is a kind of mineral
CIDE DICTIONARY
pyrrhotite, n. [Gr. flame-colored, fr. fire.].
A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet. Called also magnetic pyrites . [1913 Webster]
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