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isopyre

[ahy-suh-pahyuhr]

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. an impure variety of opal, containing alumina, lime, and iron sesquioxide.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of isopyre1

1820–30; iso- + Greek pŷr fire

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