PYROLUSITE


Meaning of PYROLUSITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpī-rō-ˈlü-ˌsīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Pyrolusit, from Greek pyr- + lousis washing, from louein to wash — more at lye

Date: 1828

: a soft black or steel-gray mineral of metallic luster consisting of manganese dioxide that is the most important ore of manganese

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