pyritology

pyritology
the art of using a blowpipe, and often a charcoal block, to analyse minerals and metal salts

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  • Pyritology — Pyr i*tol o*gy, n. [Gr. ? of fire + logy.] The science of blowpipe analysis. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pyrite(s) —   n. sulphide of a metal with metallic appearance.    ♦ pyritic(al), a.    ♦ pyritiferous ,a. yielding pyrites.    ♦ pyritize, v.t. convert into pyrite(s).    ♦ pyritoid, a. like pyrite(s).    ♦ pyritology, n. study of pyrites …   Dictionary of difficult words

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