About The Word Pyrrhotine

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Pyrrhotine to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pyrrhotine definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Pyrrhotine

Pyrrhotine Meaning & Definition
Pyrrhotine Definition And Meaning

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}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Organic compound ‐ any compound of carbon and another…
  • Layup ‐ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or…
  • Teeming with(p) ‐ filled to overflowing with a vast number of moving or especially…
  • Freestanding ‐ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a…
  • Cote d'ivoire ‐ a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the…
  • Sphacele calycina ‐ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white…
  • Fan tracery ‐ the carved tracery on…
  • Apatura ‐ large Old World…
  • Hendrik verwoerd ‐ South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid…
  • Ulysses grant ‐ 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies…