AMPELITE


Meaning of AMPELITE in English

ˈampəˌlīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin ampelitis, from Greek, from ampelos vine

1. : a black earth rich in pyrites used by the ancients to kill insects on vines

2. : carbonaceous schist : cannel coal

• am·pe·lit·ic |ampə|lid.ik adjective

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