ampelite

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ampelitis, from Ancient Greek ἀμπελῖτις (ampelîtis, “of or for vines”), from ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “vine”). === Noun === ampelite (countable and uncountable, plural ampelites) (obsolete, mineralogy) An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the Ancients Greeks as a pesticide on vines. (mineralogy) A carbonaceous alum schist. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “ampelite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === Mindat === Anagrams === pimelate == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === ampelita (Brazil) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: am‧pe‧li‧te === Noun === ampelite f (plural ampelites) (European Portuguese spelling) (mineralogy) ampelite (carbonaceous alum schist) === Further reading === “ampelite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026