1. Etymology of the English suffix -ite

Derivations in English

andesite, anhydrite, aragonite, barite, columbite, elaterite, evaporite, felsite, ferrite, germanite, gunite, hydrosulphite, kimberlite, magnesite, metabolite, niobite, sclerite, smaltite, stannite, tantalite, tungstite, turbidite, vermiculite, cordite, uralite, aaronite, acanthite, adamite, adipocerite, aluminite, anabolite, argentite, arsenite, asherite, azurite, bedlamite, benjaminite, bismuthinite, calcite, calebite, catabolite, cementite, chlorite, chondrite, cobaltite, coffinite, convertite, crystallite, cuprite, cyanite, danite, dimorphite, ebonite, edomite, ephraimite, erythrite, gadite, galleryite, geyserite, gibeonite, gileadite, glycerite, granitite, granulite, halite, hamite, harlemite, hitlerite, hussite, hyalite, hydrosulfite, illite, imamite, ishmaelite, islamite, issacharite, jadeite, jaredite, jarmoite, jebusite, judahite, kaolinite, kermesite, lignite, localite, madreporite, manassite, manganite, mannite, meteorite, midianite, muscovite, naphtalite, nephelinite, newmanite, nitrite, nummulite, pearlite, phosphite, phosphorite, phyllite, podite, propylite, psittacinite, pyroxenite, porcelainite, quartzite, rabbinite, reubenite, socialite, somite, spherulite, sporozoite, sternite, strontianite, suburbanite, sulfite, tergite, thermite, tillite, totemite, urbanite, vulcanite, wolframite, yemenite, zebulunite, zincite, zonite, bleacherite, laborite, manhattanite, anorthite, apophyllite, chalcostibite, cryptozoite, eucryptite, exopodite, merozoite, pentolite, protopodite, trophozoite, uraninite, vanadinite, israelite, alabandite, sunnite, celestite, hemimorphite, molybdenite, thorite, polybasite, thorianite

Usage

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2. Etymology of the English suffix -ite

Derivations in English

aegirite, catabolite, sorbitol

Usage

Word found in Modern English