-ite

a suffix of nouns denoting especially persons associated with a place, tribe, leader, doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, especially salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite).

Compare -itis.

Origin of -ite

Middle English <Latin -ita<Greek -itēs; often directly <Greek; in some words representing French -ite,German -it, etc. <Latin <Greek, as above

Words nearby -ite

itch mite, itchy, itchy palm, ITCZ, it'd, -ite, itea, Itelmen, item, itemize, itemized deduction

Definition for -ite (2 of 2)

-ite²

a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives, and from some verbs: composite; opposite; erudite; requisite.

Origin of -ite

<Latin -itus or -ītus past participle suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for -ite (1 of 2)

-ite¹

suffix forming nouns

a native or inhabitant ofIsraelite

a follower or advocate of; a member or supporter of a groupLuddite; labourite

(in biology) indicating a division of a body or organsomite

indicating a mineral or rocknephrite; peridotite

indicating a commercial productvulcanite

Word Origin for -ite

via Latin -ita from Greek -itēs or directly from Greek

British Dictionary definitions for -ite (2 of 2)

-ite²

suffix forming nouns

indicating a salt or ester of an acid having a name ending in -ousa nitrite is a salt of nitrous acid

Word Origin for -ite

from French, arbitrary alteration of -ate 1

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Medical definitions for -ite (1 of 2)

-ite 1¹

suff.

A part of an organ, body, or bodily part:somite.

Product:metabolite.

Medical definitions for -ite (2 of 2)

-ite 2²

suff.

A salt or ester of an acid named with an adjective ending in -ous:sulfite.

Scientific definitions for -ite

-ite

A suffix used to form the names of minerals, such as hematite and malachite.

A suffix used to form the name of a salt or ester of a specified acid whose name ends in -ous. Such salts or esters have one oxygen atom fewer than corresponding salts or esters with names ending in -ate. For example, a nitrite is a salt of nitrous acid and contains the group NO2, while a nitrate contains NO3. Compare -ate.

单词	-ite
释义	-ite ¹ a suffix of nouns denoting especially persons associated with a place, tribe, leader, doctrine, system, etc. (Campbellite; Israelite; laborite); minerals and fossils (ammonite; anthracite); explosives (cordite; dynamite); chemical compounds, especially salts of acids whose names end in -ous (phosphite; sulfite); pharmaceutical and commercial products (vulcanite); a member or component of a part of the body (somite). Compare -itis. Origin of -ite ¹ Middle English <Latin -ita<Greek -itēs; often directly <Greek; in some words representing French -ite,German -it, etc. <Latin <Greek, as above Words nearby -ite itch mite, itchy, itchy palm, ITCZ, it'd, -ite, itea, Itelmen, item, itemize, itemized deduction Definition for -ite (2 of 2) -ite² a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives, and from some verbs: composite; opposite; erudite; requisite. Origin of -ite ² <Latin -itus or -ītus past participle suffix Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -ite (1 of 2) -ite¹ suffix forming nouns a native or inhabitant ofIsraelite a follower or advocate of; a member or supporter of a groupLuddite; labourite (in biology) indicating a division of a body or organsomite indicating a mineral or rocknephrite; peridotite indicating a commercial productvulcanite Word Origin for -ite via Latin -ita from Greek -itēs or directly from Greek British Dictionary definitions for -ite (2 of 2) -ite² suffix forming nouns indicating a salt or ester of an acid having a name ending in -ousa nitrite is a salt of nitrous acid Word Origin for -ite from French, arbitrary alteration of -ate 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for -ite (1 of 2) -ite 1¹ suff. A part of an organ, body, or bodily part:somite. Product:metabolite. Medical definitions for -ite (2 of 2) -ite 2² suff. A salt or ester of an acid named with an adjective ending in -ous:sulfite. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for -ite -ite A suffix used to form the names of minerals, such as hematite and malachite. A suffix used to form the name of a salt or ester of a specified acid whose name ends in -ous. Such salts or esters have one oxygen atom fewer than corresponding salts or esters with names ending in -ate. For example, a nitrite is a salt of nitrous acid and contains the group NO2, while a nitrate contains NO3. Compare -ate. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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