nounsterelȳtisSTERELYTIS☆ KeepMeaninga sort of scumLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879STERELYTISLEWIS & SHORTSTERELYTISsterelȳtis, ĭdis, f., I. a sort of scum or litharge of silver, Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 108.Read the whole entry