-ite1
/ʌɪt/suffix
1Forming names denoting natives of a country: Israelite
1.1often derogatory Denoting followers of a movement, doctrine, etc. Luddite Thatcherite
2Used in scientific and technical terms:
2.1Forming names of fossil organisms: ammonite
2.2Forming names of minerals: graphite
2.3Forming names of constituent parts of a body or organ: somite
2.4Forming names of explosives and other commercial products: dynamite vulcanite
2.5 Chemistry Forming names of salts or esters of acids ending in -ous: sulphite
Origin
From French -ite, via Latin -ita from Greek ītes.
-ite2
/ʌɪt/ /ɪt/suffix
1Forming adjectives such as composite, erudite.
2Forming nouns such as appetite.
3Forming verbs such as unite.
Origin
From Latin -itus, past participle of verbs ending in -ere and -ire.
- stand of arms
- stand of colours
- stand off
- stand-off half
- stand-offish
- stand-offishly
- stand-offishness
- stand oil
- stand on
- stand on ceremony
- stand one's ground
- stand on me
- stand on one's dignity
- stand on one's own (two) feet
- stand (or stay) the pace
- stand (or stick) out a mile
- stand (or stick) out like a sore thumb
- stand (or turn) something on its head
- stand out
- standout
- stand out a mile
- stand out from the crowd
- stand out like a sore thumb
- stand over
- standover man