pyrites
noun
py·rites pə-ˈrī-tēz 
pī-;
ˈpī-ˌrīts plural pyrites
: any of various metallic-looking sulfides of which pyrite is the commonest
pyritic
pə-ˈri-tik
adjective pī-
Word History
Etymology
Latin, flint, from Greek pyritēs of or in fire, from pyr fire
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pyrites
- dog's-ear
- dog's-eared
- dog's-leg
- dog's-mouth
- dog's-mouths
- dog's-tongue
- dog's-tongues
- dog's-tooth bond
- dog's-tooth grass
- dog's-tooth violet
- dog-cheap
- dog-day cicada
- dog-ear
- dog-eared
- dog-eat-dog
- dog-faced ape
- dog-faced baboon
- dog-paddle
- dog-pile
- dog-piled
- dog-piles
- dog-piling
- dog-stopper
- dog-tired
- dog-toes