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
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
- ampelita (Brazil)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.peˈli.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.peˈli.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.pɨˈli.tɨ/
- 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