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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012