pyritoid

P3Y4R1I1T1O1I1D2

noun

pyritohedron

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounpyritoid (plural pyritoids)

plural pyritoids

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. Englishpyritoid

From pyrite + -oid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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