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Pyritous — Pyr i*tous, a. Pyritic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyritous — py·ri·tous … English syllables
pyritous — pə̇ˈrīd.əs, (ˈ)pī|r adjective Etymology: pyrite + ous : pyritic … Useful english dictionary
Geology of South Wales — South Wales is an area with many features of outstanding interest to geologists, who have for long used the area for University field trips. The following account is massively condensed and a few paragraphs cannot do the subject full justice.… … Wikipedia
Geology of Wales — Wales is a peninsula in the south west of the island of Great Britain. The entire area of Wales is about 20,779 km² (8,023 square miles). It is about 274 km (170 miles) north south and 97 km (60 miles) east west. Wales is bordered by England to… … Wikipedia
pyrite — pyritic /puy rit ik, peuh /, pyritical, pyritous /peuh ruy teuhs, puy /, adj. /puy ruyt/, n. a very common brass yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS2, with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid:… … Universalium
pyrites — n. (in full iron pyrites) a yellow lustrous form of iron disulphide. Derivatives: pyritic adj. pyritiferous adj. pyritize v.tr. (also ise). pyritous adj. Etymology: L f. Gk purites of fire (pur) … Useful english dictionary
