PYRITES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pyrites" is a kind of...):

sulfide; sulphide (a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive)

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