pyritaceous

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adjective

Of, relating to, or containing pyrites; pyritic.

OriginEnglish pyrite ← Old French pyrite ← Latin pȳritēs →
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Meanings

adjectivepyritaceous (comparative more pyritaceous, superlative most pyritaceous)

comparative more pyritaceous · superlative most pyritaceous

  1. obsoleteOf, relating to, or containing pyrites; pyritic.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Ancient Greekπῠρῑ́της (pŭrī́tēs)
  5. Latinpȳritēs
  6. Old Frenchpyrite
  7. Englishpyrite
  8. Englishpyritaceous

From pyrite + -aceous.

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APA

pyritaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritaceous

MLA

“pyritaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyritaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritaceous.

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