pyrolusite

[ pahy-ruh-loo-sahyt, pahy-rol-yuh-sahyt ]

noun

1. a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.

pyrolusite

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈluːsaɪt /

noun

1. a blackish fibrous or soft powdery mineral consisting of manganese dioxide in tetragonal crystalline form. It occurs in association with other manganese ores and is an important source of manganese. Formula: MnO 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrolusite¹

1820–30; pyro- + Greek loûs ( is ) washing + -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrolusite¹

C19: from pyro- + Greek lousis a washing + -ite ¹, from its use in purifying glass

Example Sentences

Heated in an ignition tube yields water in abundance, otherwise it behaves like pyrolusite.

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Manganese is found in nature chiefly as the dioxide MnO2, called pyrolusite.

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The substitution of potassium chlorate for pyrolusite is recommended when calcium chloride is present in the bittern.

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The chlorine generated by the pyrolusite is passed into a solution of potassium iodide.

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Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc.

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