pyrites

1. 1.

   any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)

   Broadersulfide

Other forms of pyrites

plural

pyriteses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pyrites

What does pyrites mean?

pyrites means "any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)".

How many syllables are in pyrites?

pyrites has 2 syllables and divides as pyri-tes under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.