chalcopyrite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide

Etymology

From chalco- (“copper, ore”) + pyrite. Named by Johann Friedrich Henckel 1725.

In classic literature

Synonyms

copper pyrites

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