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A brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties
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pyrrhotine
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pyrrhotine \Pyr"rho*tine\, Pyrrhotite \Pyr"rho*tite\, n. [Gr. ? flame-colored, fr. ? fire.] (Min.) 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 .
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n. (context mineralogy English) pyrrhotite
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n. a brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties [syn: pyrrhotite , magnetic pyrites ]