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English → English (gcide) Definition: Ampelite Ampelite \Am"pe*lite\ ([a^]m"p[-e]*l[imac]t), n. [L. ampelitis, Gr. 'ampeli^tis, fr. 'a`mpelos vine.] (Min.) 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] ||