About The Word Pyrrhotine
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Pyrrhotine
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What's The Definition Of Pyrrhotine?
[n] a brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyrrhotine: magnetic pyrites | pyrrhotite Related Terms | Find terms related to Pyrrhotine: See Also | mineral Pyrrhotine In Webster's Dictionary \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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