pyritic

py·ri·tic
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adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of pyrite or pyrites

OriginEnglish pyrite ← Old French pyrite ← Latin pȳritēs →
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Meanings

adjectivepyritic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof, relating to, or consisting of pyrite or pyrites

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. Englishpyritic

From pyrite + -ic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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