melampyrin

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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