pyritization

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noun

The hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite.

OriginEnglish pyrite ← Old French pyrite ← Latin pȳritēs →
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Meanings

nounpyritization (countable and uncountable, plural pyritizations)

plural pyritizations

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite.

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. Englishpyritization

From pyrite + -ization.

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APA

pyritization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritization

MLA

“pyritization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyritization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyritization.

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