- pyrite yellow
- noun
also pyrite green
: a dark grayish to dark yellow that is slightly lighter than sulphine yellow or bister green
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pyrite yellow
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pyrite green — noun see pyrite yellow … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyrite — [pī′rīt΄] n. pl. pyrites [pi rīt′ēz΄, pīrīt′ēz΄; pī′rīts΄] [L pyrites < Gr pyritēs, flint or millstone < pyritēs ( lithos), fire (stone) < pyr, FIRE] a hard, brittle, yellow mineral, FeS2, dimorphic with marcasite and occurring… … English World dictionary
Pyrite — Infobox mineral name = Pyrite category = Sulfide mineral boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = A mass of intergrown, striated pyrite crystals formula = iron disulfide (FeS2) molweight = color = Pale brass yellow, dull gold habit = Cubic,… … 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
Yellow pyrites — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyrite — noun a) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system. Copper diselenide can occur both as a marcassite and a pyrite. b) (usually as a plural: pyrites)… … Wiktionary
pyrite — py•rite [[t]ˈpaɪ raɪt[/t]] also pyrites 1) n. mir a brass yellow mineral, iron sulfide, FeS2 Also called iron pyrites iron pyrite Etymology: 1560–70; < L pyrītēs < Gk pyritēs, n. use of adj.: of fire, so called because it produces sparks… … From formal English to slang
pyrite — noun Etymology: Latin pyrites Date: 1756 a common mineral that consists of iron disulfide, has a pale brass yellow color and metallic luster, and is burned in making sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid … New Collegiate Dictionary
pyrite — /ˈpaɪraɪt / (say puyruyt) noun a very common brass yellow mineral, iron disulphide (FeS2), with a metallic lustre, burnt to sulphur dioxide in the manufacture of sulphuric acid; fool s gold. Also, pyrites, iron pyrites. {Latin pyrītēs. See… …
