10 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
noun a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek πυρρότης (purrhótēs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English pyrrhotite From Ancient Greek πυρρότης (purrhótēs) + English -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0