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pyropus

pyropus is the obsolete form of pyrope.

Meaning of pyrope

Noun

pyrope (countable and uncountable, plural pyropes)

  1. A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.

Forms of pyropus

pluralpyropuses

Questions about pyropus

What is pyropus the obsolete form of?
Pyropus is the obsolete form of pyrope.

Words near pyropus in the dictionary

  1. pyroprobes
  2. pyroptosis
  3. pyroptosome
  4. pyroptosomes
  5. pyroptotic
  6. pyropus
  7. pyropuses
  8. pyroquilon
  9. pyroracemic acid
  10. pyroretin
  11. pyros

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