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pyrite

N ชื่อ ธาตุ ที่ ประกอบด้วย เหล็ก และ กำมะถัน 

 

pyrites

N ชื่อ ธาตุ ที่ ประกอบด้วย เหล็ก และ กำมะถัน  แร่ เหล็ก พวก ซัล ไฟ ด์  pyrite marcasite

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PYRITACEOUS

a.Pertaining to pyrite. [See Pyritic.]

 

PYRITE

n.plu. pyrites. [Gr. , fire. ] Fire-stone; a genus of inflammable substances composed of sulphur and iron or other metal; a sulphuret of iron or other metal. Hence sable coal his massy couch extends, and stars of gold the sparkling pyrite blends.
[I have anglicized this word, according to Darwin and the French mineralogists; making pyrites a regular plural. ]

 

PYRITIC, PYRITICAL, PYRITOUS

a.Pertaining to pyrite; consisting of or resembling pyrite.

 

PYRITIFEROUS

a.[pyrite and L., to produce. ] Containing or producing pyrite.

 

PYRITIZE

v.t.To convert into pyrite.

 

PYRITOLOGY

n.[pyrite and Gr. , discourse. ] A discourse or treatise on pyrites.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PYRITACEOUS

PYRITACEOUS Pyr `i *ta "ceous, a. (Min. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to pyrites. See Pyritic.

 

PYRITE

Pyr "ite, n.; pl. Pyrites. Etym: [Cf. F. pyrite. See Pyrites. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A common mineral of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron pyrites; iron disulphide. Hence sable coal his massy couch extends, And stars of gold the sparkling pyrite blends. E. Darwin.

 

PYRITES

Py *ri "tes, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Pyre. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color.

 

Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite, or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when struck with steel. Arsenical pyrites, arsenopyrite. -- Auriferous pyrites. See under Auriferous. -- Capillary pyrites, millerite. -- Common pyrites, isometric iron disulphide; pyrite. -- Hair pyrites, millerite. -- Iron pyrites. See Pyrite. -- Magnetic pyrites, pyrrhotite. -- Tin pyrites, stannite. -- White iron pyrites, orthorhombic iron disulphide; marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of marcasite, named in allusion to its form ), spear pyrites, etc. -- Yellow, or Copper, pyrites, the sulphide of copper and iron; chalcopyrite.

 

PYRITIC; PYRITICAL

PYRITIC; PYRITICAL Py *rit "ic, Py *rit "ic *al, a. (Min. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to pyrites; consisting of, or resembling, pyrites.

 

PYRITIFEROUS

Pyr `i *tif "er *ous, a. Etym: [Pyrites + -ferous. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: Containing or producing pyrites.

 

PYRITIZE

Pyr "i *tize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. pyritiser.]

 

Defn: To convert into pyrites.

 

PYRITOHEDRAL

Pyr `i *to *he "dral, a. Etym: [See Pyritohedron. ] (Crystallog.)

 

Defn: Like pyrites in hemihedral form.

 

PYRITOHEDRON

Pyr `i *to *he "dron, n. Etym: [Pyrite + Gr. (Crystallog.)

 

Defn: The pentagonal dodecahedron, a common form of pyrite.

 

PYRITOID

Pyr "i *toid, n. Etym: [Pyrite + -oid.] (Crystallog.)

 

Defn: Pyritohedron. [R.]

 

PYRITOLOGY

Pyr `i *tol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy. ]

 

Defn: The science of blowpipe analysis.

 

PYRITOUS

PYRITOUS Pyr "i *tous, a.

 

Defn: Pyritic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pyrite

py rite |ˈpīˌrīt pəˈraɪdiz |(also pyrites |pəˈrītēz, pī -|) noun a shiny yellow mineral consisting of iron disulfide and typically occurring as intersecting cubic crystals. Compare with marcasite. Also called fool's gold. DERIVATIVES py rit ic |pīˈritik, pə - |adjective, py rit i za tion |pəˌrītəˈzāSHən, pī - |noun, py ri tize |ˈpīrītˌīz |verb, py ri tous |pəˈrītəs, pī - |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a mineral used for kindling fire ): via Latin from Greek puritēs of fire, from pur fire.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pyrites

pyrites |pʌɪˈrʌɪtiːz |(also iron pyrites; Mineralogy pyrite ) noun [ mass noun ] a shiny yellow mineral consisting of iron disulphide and typically occurring as intersecting cubic crystals. See also copper pyrites. DERIVATIVES pyritic |-ˈrɪtɪk |adjective pyritize (also pyritise ) verb ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a mineral used for kindling fire ): via Latin from Greek puritēs of fire , from pur fire .

 

Duden Dictionary

Pyrit

Py rit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pyr i t auch pyˈrɪt |lateinisch pyrites < griechisch pyrítēs, eigentlich = Feuerstein, zu: pỹr, pyro- , Pyro- metallisch glänzendes, meist hellgelbes, oft braun oder bunt angelaufenes Mineral, das besonders zur Gewinnung von Schwefel dient; Eisenkies, Schwefelkies

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pyrite

py rite /páɪ (ə )raɪt /名詞 U 〘鉱 〙黄鉄鉱 .

 

pyrites

py ri tes /paɪ (ə )ráɪtiːz /名詞 U 〘鉱 〙1 pyrite .2 白鉄鉱 .3 硫化金属鉱の総称 .