pyrites
Word family adjectivepyriticpyritiferouspyritohedralpyritousverbpyritizenounpyritohedronpyrites
Geology
py·ri·tes /paɪˈraɪtiːz $ pə-/ noun [uncountableU] 
HEGa mix of sulphur with a type of metal, usually iron, or iron and copper 硫化矿 → fool’s gold iron pyrites
黄铁矿
Examples from the Corpus
pyrites• When the wetlands are drained the iron pyrites in the soil are exposed to air and form sulphur acid.• The scientists warn that the deposits of pyrites are too large to neutralize by liming.
(1500-1600) Latin “flint”, from Greek, “of or in fire”, from pyr; → PYRE
- refreshment
- refreshments
- refresh sb drink
- refresh sb memory
- refresh somebody's drink
- refresh somebody's memory
- refried-beans
- refried beans
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- refrigerate
- refrigerated
- refrigerates
- refrigerating
- refrigeration
- refrigerations
- refrigerative
- refrigerator
- refrigerators
- refrigeratory
- refs
- refuel
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- refueling
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- refuelled