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(1):

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.

(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):

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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for '-Ite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/-/-ite.html. 1828.
 
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