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ampelite
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ampelite, n. [L. ampelitis, Gr. 'ampeli^tis, fr. 'a`mpelos vine.].
An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines; -- applied by Brongniart to a carbonaceous alum schist. [1913 Webster]
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