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melampyrite

melampyrite noun: galactitol.

Noun

melampyrite (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) galactitol

Forms of melampyrite

alternative formmelampyrin

Origin of melampyrite

Melampyrum (of which it is found in the leaves) + -ite.

Questions about melampyrite

What does melampyrite mean?
Melampyrite means galactitol.
What part of speech is melampyrite?
Melampyrite is a noun.

Words near melampyrite in the dictionary

  1. melampolides
  2. melampsoraceous
  3. Melampus
  4. melampyrin
  5. melampyrine
  6. melampyrite
  7. Melan
  8. melanaemia
  9. melanaemic
  10. melanagogue
  11. melanagogues

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