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pyric
pyridine
pyridoxal
pyridoxamine
pyridoxine
pyriform
pyrimethamine
pyrimidine
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pyrocatechol
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pyrite
py·rite [ p rt ] or py·ri·tes [ pī rteez, p rts ]


noun 
Definition:
 
brass-colored mineral containing sulfur: a common iron sulfide mineral with a brassy metallic luster. Use: source of iron and sulfur.
[Mid-19th century. < French, or Latin pyrites< Greek purites (lithos) "fire (stone)"]

py·rit·ic [ pī ríttik ] adjective
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