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Definition of: pyrrhotite
(pir′ə·tīt) noun
A metallic, bronze–colored, magnetic iron sulfide, FeS; magnetic pyrites. Also pyr′rho·lite (-līt), pyr′rho·tine (-tīn). [<Gk. pyrrhotēs redness (<pyrrhos flame–colored <pyr a fire) + -ITE1]
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