'Melampyrite' definitions:

Definition of 'Melampyrite'

From: GCIDE
  • Melampyrin \Mel`am*py"rin\, Melampyrite \Mel`am*py"rite\, n. [NL. Melampyrum cowwheat; Gr. me`las black + pyro`s wheat.] (Chem.) The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum). See Dulcite. [1913 Webster]