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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: -ite \-ite\ [From Gr ?, ?.] 1. A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or adherent of and the like and frequently used in ridicule; as a Millerite; a Benthamite. 2. A suffix used in naming minerals; as chlorite, from its characteristic green color; barite, from its heaviness; graphite, from its use in writing. 3. (Chem.) A suffix used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end in -ous; as sulphite, from sulphurous; nitrite, from nitrous acid, etc From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: ITE InformationsTechnische Einrichtungen
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