pyritology

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noun

the art of using a blowpipe, and often a charcoal block, to analyse minerals and metal salts

OriginEnglish pyrite ← Old French pyrite ← Latin pȳritēs →
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Meanings

nounpyritology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe art of using a blowpipe, and often a charcoal block, to analyse minerals and metal salts

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. Englishpyritology

From pyrite + -ology.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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