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pyritize

pyritize verb: to convert something into pyrites.

Verb

pyritize (third-person singular simple present pyritizes, present participle pyritizing, simple past and past participle pyritized)

  1. (transitive) To convert something into pyrites.

Forms of pyritize

third-person singular presentpyritizes
present participlepyritizing
past participlepyritized
pastpyritized

Origin of pyritize

From pyrite + -ize.

Questions about pyritize

What does pyritize mean?
Pyritize means to convert something into pyrites.
What part of speech is pyritize?
Pyritize is a verb.
What is the past tense of pyritize?
The past tense of pyritize is pyritized.

Words near pyritize in the dictionary

  1. pyritised
  2. pyritises
  3. pyritising
  4. pyritization
  5. pyritizations
  6. pyritize
  7. pyritized
  8. pyritizes
  9. pyritizing
  10. pyritohedra
  11. pyritohedral

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