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Webster 1913 Edition


Pyritology

Pyrˊi-tol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] of fire +
-logy
.]
The science of blowpipe analysis.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pyritology

PYRITOLOGY

,
Noun.
[pyrite and Gr., discourse.] A discourse or treatise on pyrites.

Definition 2024


pyritology

pyritology

English

Noun

pyritology (uncountable)

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

See also

  • charcoal block test