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nounA silvery-grey ore of arsenic, a mixed arsenide and sulfide of iron, FeAsS.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
- Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
- Old Median*zaranyam
- Old Median*kā
- Old Median*zaraniyakā
- Middle Persian*zarnīk
- Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
- Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
- Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
- Latinarsenicum
- Middle Frencharsenic
- Middle Englisharsenik
- Englisharsenic
- Englisharseno-
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Ancient Greekπῠρῑ́της (pŭrī́tēs)
- Latinpȳritēs
- Old Frenchpyrite
- Englishpyrite
- Englisharsenopyrite
Translations
Afrikaans arseenpiriet, arsenopiriet
- arseenpirieta silvery-grey ore of arsenic
- arsenopirieta silvery-grey ore of arsenic
Estonian arsenopüriit
- arsenopüriita silvery-grey ore of arsenic
Finnish arseenikiisu, arsenopyriitti
- arseenikiisua silvery-grey ore of arsenic
- arsenopyriittia silvery-grey ore of arsenic
Polish arsenopiryt
- arsenopiryta silvery-grey ore of arsenic
Portuguese arsenopirita
- arsenopiritaa silvery-grey ore of arsenic
Russian арсенопири́т
- арсенопири́т (arsenopirít)a silvery-grey ore of arsenic
Spanish arsenopirita
- arsenopiritaa silvery-grey ore of arsenic
Swedish arsenikkis, arsenopyrit
- arsenikkisa silvery-grey ore of arsenic
- arsenopyrita silvery-grey ore of arsenic
Cite this entry
APA
arsenopyrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenopyrite
MLA
“arsenopyrite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenopyrite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arsenopyrite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenopyrite.
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