-lite noun combining form also-lyte\ˌlīt, usu -īd.+V\ Etymology: French -lite, alteration of -lithe, from Greek lithos stone 1. a.: mineral : rock : fossil in stone < cryolite > < rhyolite > < dendrolite > b.: -lith 1b < albolite > 2.: -lith 2 < phlebolite >