melampyrite

English

Alternative forms

• melampyrin

Etymology

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

Noun

melampyrite (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, obsolete) galactitol

References

• “melampyrite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.