- -ite1
- [Gr. -itēs noun and adjective suffix] a suffix denoting a mineral or a rock, or a part of a body or of an organ.
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-ite — ite1 a suffix of nouns denoting esp. persons associated with a place, tribe, leader, doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, esp.… … Universalium
-ite — ite1 suffix 1》 forming names denoting natives of a country: Israelite. ↘often derogatory denoting followers of a movement: Luddite. 2》 used in scientific and technical terms: ↘forming names of minerals or fossil organisms: ammonite.… … English new terms dictionary
pi|nite — pin|ite1 «PIHN yt, PY nyt», noun. a mineral consisting essentially of a silicate of aluminum and potassium. ╂[< German Pinit < Pini, a mine at Aue, Germany, where it is found + it ite1] pi|nite2 «PY nyt, PIHN yt», noun. a sweetish, white,… … Useful english dictionary
ichnite — [ik′nō līt΄ik′nīt΄] n. 〚 ICHN(O) + ITE1〛 a fossil footprint: also ichnolite [ik′nō līt΄] * * * ich·nite (ĭkʹnīt ) also … Universalium
chlorite — chlorite1 chloritic /klaw rit ik, kloh /, adj. /klawr uyt, klohr /, n. a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales. [1595 1605; CHLOR 1 + ITE1] chlorite2 /klawr… … Universalium
-itic — a combination of ite1 and ic, used to form adjectives from nouns ending in ite: Semitic. [ < L iticus < Gk itikos, equiv. to it(es) ITE1 + ikos IC; in some words repr. F itique < L < Gk, as above] * * * … Universalium
-itic — suffix forming adjectives and nouns corresponding to nouns in ite, itis, etc. (Semitic; arthritic; syphilitic). Etymology: from or after F itique f. L iticus f. Gk itikos: see IC * * * |id.]ik, |it], ]ēk adjective suffix Etymology: French itique … Useful english dictionary
-itol — əˌtȯl, tōl noun suffix ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary it (from ite) (I) + ol : polyhydroxy alcohol usually related to a sugar mannitol inositol * * * … Useful english dictionary
senarmontite — ˌsenə(r)ˈmänˌtīt noun ( s) Etymology: Henri de Sénarmont died 1862 French mineralogist + English ite : a colorless or grayish mineral Sb2O3 consisting of native antimony trioxide and occurring in octahedral crystals or in masses * * * /sen euhr… … Useful english dictionary
tephroite — ˈtefrōˌīt noun ( s) Etymology: German tephroit, from Greek tephros ash gray + German it ite : a mineral Mn2SiO4 that consists of Manganese silicate and is isomorphous with olivine * * * /tef roh uyt /, n. a mineral, silicate of manganese, Mn2SiO4 … Useful english dictionary
