pyrrhiten.

Brit.

/ˈpɪrʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈpɪˌraɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Greek πυρρός , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πυρρός reddish (see pyrrhous adj.) + -ite suffix¹, after German Pyrrhit (G. Rose 1839, in Ann. der Physik u. Chem. 48 563).

Mineralogy. Now rare.

A yellowish mineral now regarded as identical with pyrochlore.

ΚΠ

1840 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 29 188 The substance..on account of its yellow colour has been named Pyrrhite.

1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals Pyrrhite, small, orange-red, octahedral crystals, not fully examined. Probably a columbate near pyrochlore.

1967 Mineral. Mag. 36 228 Drusy cavities are abundant, and contain..small orange octahedra of pyrrhite.

1977 Amer. Mineralogist 62 407/1 Pyrrhite..belongs to the pyrochlore group, but cannot be classified because the type material has not been analyzed. The name should be dropped.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pyrrhite
释义	pyrrhiten. Brit. /ˈpɪrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈpɪˌraɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Greek πυρρός , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek πυρρός reddish (see pyrrhous adj.) + -ite suffix¹, after German Pyrrhit (G. Rose 1839, in Ann. der Physik u. Chem. 48 563). Mineralogy. Now rare. A yellowish mineral now regarded as identical with pyrochlore. ΚΠ 1840 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 29 188 The substance..on account of its yellow colour has been named Pyrrhite. 1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals Pyrrhite, small, orange-red, octahedral crystals, not fully examined. Probably a columbate near pyrochlore. 1967 Mineral. Mag. 36 228 Drusy cavities are abundant, and contain..small orange octahedra of pyrrhite. 1977 Amer. Mineralogist 62 407/1 Pyrrhite..belongs to the pyrochlore group, but cannot be classified because the type material has not been analyzed. The name should be dropped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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