pyrite
/ˈpaɪˌraɪt/
构词拆解
- pyr-
- Alternative form of pyro-.
- -ite
- (sometimes derogatory) Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc. · Used to form nouns denoting descendants of a specified historical person, especially a biblical figure.
词源链
词源说明
Recorded since 1555, from Old French pyrite (12th century), from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πυρίτης λίθος (purítēs líthos, “stone of fire, flint”) (so called because it glitters), notably the first part: adjective πυρίτης (purítēs, “of or in fire”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Analyzable as pyr- + -ite
释义
名词noun
- 1(mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
- 2usually as a plural: pyritesAny metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common.
- 3(solid state chemistry) (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural to the common mineral.