Troilite

//ˈtɹɔɪlaɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A non-magnetic variety of the ferrous sulfide mineral pyrrhotite that occurs in most meteorites

Etymology

From Troili + -ite, after Domenico Troili.

Related phrases

ferrous sulfide

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