'Pyrites' definitions:
Definition of 'pyrites'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
Definition of 'Pyrites'
From: GCIDE
- Pyrite \Pyr"ite\, n.; pl. Pyrites. [Cf. F. pyrite. See Pyrites.] (Min.) A common mineral of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron pyrites; iron disulphide. [1913 Webster]
- Hence sable coal his massy couch extends, And stars of gold the sparkling pyrite blends. --E. Darwin. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pyrites'
From: GCIDE
- Pyrites \Py*ri"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See Pyre.] (Min.) A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite, or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when struck with steel. [1913 Webster]
- 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 pyrites, or Copper pyrites, the sulphide of copper and iron; chalcopyrite. [1913 Webster] Pyritic