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Dutch
Etymology
From pyriet (“pyrite”) + ziekte (“disease”). It was once thought to be caused by bacteria.
Noun
pyrietziekte f (plural pyrietziekten or pyrietziektes)
- pyrite disease (when pyrite, a form of iron sulphide, oxidises into iron sulphate its volume increases, causing fossils to crumble)
- Hij geeft wel aan hoe men te werk kan gaan als men onverhoopt de ‘pyrietziekte’ in zijn verzameling ontdekt.
He does indicate how one could act in the unfortunate event of discovering the ‘pyrite disease’ in one's collection. — E.A.J. Burke, Hoe houd ik mijn pyriet heel?, Gea, vol. 20 (1987), nr. 3
- Er bestaat allesbehalve overeenstemming over de vraag hoe dit verval het beste tegen te gaan. Over de ‘pyrietziekte’ is het laatste woord nog niet gesproken.
No consensus exists at all regarding how best to prevent this decay. The final word about the ‘pyrite disease’ hasn't been spoken yet. — Joop C. van Veen, quoted in Bederfelijk erfgoed, NRC, 2 December 1993
- De aanpak van het pyrietprobleem, ook wel aangeduid met pyrite disease (pyriet-ziekte), pyrite decay (pyriet-verval), Pyrit-blühte (pyriet-bloei), richt zich in alle gevallen naar bovenstaande reactievergelijking.
Tackling the pyrite problem, also referred to as pyrite disease, pyrite decay, Pyrit-blühte (pyrite bloom), focusses in all cases on the chemical equation above. — Joop C. van Veen, Behandelingsmethoden tegen pyriet-verval, Gea, 1996, nr. 2
- Dit uit elkaar vallen van pyriet wordt wel pyrietziekte genoemd.
This crumbling of pyrite is sometimes called pyrite disease. — Pyriet, Natuurinformatie, 3 August 2004
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