ampelite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the Ancients Greeks as a pesticide on vines.
  2. A carbonaceous alum schist.

Word forms

ampelite ampelites

Etymology

From Latin ampelitis, from Ancient Greek ἀμπελῖτις (ampelîtis, “of or for vines”), from ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”).

Derived words

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