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py•ri•tes



Pronunciation: (pī-rī'tēz, pu-, pī'rīts), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -tes. Mineral.
1. pyrite.
2. marcasite.
3. any of various other metallic sulfides, as of copper or tin.

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