-ite English

Meaning -ite meaning

What does -ite mean?

-ite suffix

— (sometimes, pejorative) Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.

— Used to form nouns denoting descendants of a specified historical person, especially a biblical figure.

— (chiefly, US) Used to form demonyms.

— Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.

— Used to form nouns denoting fossil organisms.

— (biology) Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.

— Used to form nouns denoting the product of a specified process or a commercially manufactured product.

— a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ous

-ite suffix

— Forms adjectives.

Synonyms -ite synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as -ite?

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