pirolusite

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