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Allomorph
noun · 78% connection
A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Alum shale
unknown · 78% connection
A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Amphibole
noun · 78% connection
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Anisogamy
noun · 78% connection
(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Aragonite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its ph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Arsenopyrite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Berthierite
noun · 78% connection
A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Bisulphide
noun · 78% connection
A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently called bisulphuret.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Blende
noun · 78% connection
A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners mock lead, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Brass
noun · 78% connection
Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Brassica
noun · 78% connection
A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
By
adjective · 78% connection
Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Chalcopyrite
noun · 78% connection
Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragona…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Chalk
noun · 78% connection
A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate, and having the same composit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Copperas
noun · 78% connection
Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Ferrous
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; -- especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence; as, ferrous sul…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Finery
noun · 78% connection
A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
Firestone
noun · 78% connection
Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sulphide, iron, resembling, pyrite, common.
