pirolusite

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Italian

Etymology

From piro- +‎ Ancient Greek λοῦσις (loûsis, washing, cleaning, noun) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ro.luˈzi.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ro‧lu‧sì‧te

Noun

pirolusite f (plural pirolusiti)

  1. (mineralogy) pyrolusite

Further reading

  • pirolusite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana