ampelite

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noun

An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the Ancients Greeks as a pesticide on vines.

OriginLatin ampelitis ← Ancient Greek ἀμπελῖτις →
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Meanings

nounampelite (countable and uncountable, plural ampelites)

plural ampelites

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀμπελῖτις“of or for vines”
  2. Latinampelitis
  3. Englishampelite

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

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Translations

Finnish ampeliitti
  • ampeliitticarbonaceous alum schist
French ampélite
  • ampélitecarbonaceous alum schist
Portuguese ampelite
  • ampelitecarbonaceous alum schist

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Chicago

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