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pyritaceous

pyritaceous adjective: of, relating to, or containing pyrites; pyritic.

Adjective

pyritaceous (comparative more pyritaceous, superlative most pyritaceous)

  1. (obsolete) Of, relating to, or containing pyrites; pyritic.

Forms of pyritaceous

comparativemore pyritaceous
superlativemost pyritaceous

Origin of pyritaceous

From pyrite + -aceous.

Questions about pyritaceous

What does pyritaceous mean?
Pyritaceous means of, relating to, or containing pyrites; pyritic.
What part of speech is pyritaceous?
Pyritaceous is an adjective.

Words near pyritaceous in the dictionary

  1. pyrindenes
  2. pyrinoline
  3. pyrinuron
  4. Pyriphlegethon
  5. pyriproxyfen
  6. pyritaceous
  7. pyrite
  8. pyrites
  9. pyrithiamine
  10. pyrithione
  11. pyrithioxin

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