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pyrolusite

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PYROLUSITE

Pyr `o *lu "site, n. Etym: [Pyro- + Gr. (Min. )

 

Defn: Manganese dioxide, a mineral of an iron-black or dark steel- gray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of glass (whence its name ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pyrolusite

py ro lu site |ˌpīrōˈlo͞oˌsīt ˌpaɪroʊˈlusaɪt | noun a black or dark gray mineral with a metallic luster, consisting of manganese dioxide. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from pyro- fire, heat + Greek lousis washing (because of the mineral's use in decolorizing glass ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

pyrolusite

pyrolusite |ˌpʌɪrə (ʊ )ˈluːsʌɪt | noun [ mass noun ] a black or dark grey mineral with a metallic lustre, consisting of manganese dioxide. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from pyro- fire, heat + Greek lousis washing (because of the mineral's use in decolorizing glass ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Pyrolusit

Py ro lu sit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pyrolus i t auch …ˈzɪt |der Pyrolusit; Genitiv: des Pyrolusits, Plural: die Pyrolusite Braunstein ein Mineral