Pyrites is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PYRITES in dictionary:

NOUN:
• PYRITE, a brassy yellow mineral, iron disulphide, also PYRITES
• a shiny yellow mineral consisting of iron disulphide and typically occurring as intersecting cubic crystals.
• A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color.
• any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a metallic sulfide
• same as pyrite

Words related to PYRITES

pyrite11

Words that contain PYRITES

arsenopyrites18 chalcopyrites25

How to use PYRITES in a sentence

• When tested by cyanide of potassium the gold in the ore often changes into iron pyrites.
• Wall suggests, the decomposition of pyrites, of which also there is enough around.
• No considerable or fundamental vein was found, but only brass-colored earth that contained some small bits of blue metal containing iron pyrites, all of them very soft.
• Sulphuric acid is frequently impregnated with arsenic from the iron pyrites used in preparing the acid.
• Pyrites often contains a minute proportion of gold.
• The worthless pyrites is continually mistaken for gold.
• Simplicity fled from his counterfeit presence As gold the pyrites would shun.
• If roasted pyrites, a waste product of certain chemical factories, are sprinkled with sulphuric acid of 66 deg.
• As this was a very unusual experience in investigations on many other kinds of pyrites, I was led further into the matter.

Similar words containing PYRITE without suffix s

pyrite11 arsenopyrite17 chalcopyrite24 arsenopyrites18 chalcopyrites25

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