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Definition: MELAMPYRIN

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Melampyrite": The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Melampyrin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: MELAMPYRIN

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Melampyrite": The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "MELAMPYRIN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)