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    IRON PYRITE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow colorplay

    Synonyms:

    fool's gold; iron pyrite; pyrite

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("iron pyrite" is a kind of...):

    mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

    Meronyms (substance of "iron pyrite"):

    atomic number 34; Se; selenium (a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite))

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