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-lite
-litesuff. Stone; mineral; fossil: coprolite. [French, alteration of -lithe, from Greek lithos, stone.]-lite n combining form (in names of minerals) stone: chrysolite. Compare -lith [from French -lite or -lithe, from Greek lithos stone]lite (laɪt) adj. an informal, simplified spelling of light 2 , used esp. in labeling, naming, or advertising commercial products. lite′ness, n. -lite or -lyte a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; rhyolite. Compare -lith. [< French, simplified form of -lithe < Greek líthos stone; similarly German -lit, earlier -lith] EncyclopediaSeelite-lite
-lite [Fr. -lithe, fr. Gr. lithos, stone] A suffix used to form the names of minerals or fossils. |