Meanings
nountroilite (plural troilites)
plural troilites
- chemistryA non-magnetic variety of the ferrous sulfide mineral pyrrhotite that occurs in most meteorites
Origin
From Troili + -ite, after Domenico Troili.
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troilite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troilite
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