'Chalcopyrite' definitions:
Definition of 'chalcopyrite'
(from WordNet)
noun
A yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide [syn: chalcopyrite, copper pyrites]
Definition of 'Chalcopyrite'
From: GCIDE
- Chalcopyrite \Chal`co*pyr"ite\, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass + E. pyrite. So named from its color.] (Min.) Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color. [1913 Webster]