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suffixʌɪtaɪt 1Forming names denoting natives of a country. - 1.1derogatory Denoting followers of a movement, doctrine, etc.
2Used in scientific and technical terms. - 2.1 Forming names of fossil organisms.
- 2.2 Forming names of minerals.
- 2.3 Forming names of constituent parts of a body or organ.
- 2.4 Forming names of explosives and other commercial products.
- 2.5Chemistry Forming names of salts or esters of acids ending in -ous.
Origin From French -ite, via Latin -ita from Greek ītes. suffixʌɪtɪtaɪt 1Forming adjectives such as composite, erudite. 2Forming nouns such as appetite. 3Forming verbs such as unite.
Origin From Latin -itus, past participle of verbs ending in -ere and -ire. suffixaɪtīt 1Forming names denoting natives of a country. - 1.1derogatory Denoting followers of a movement, doctrine, etc.
2Used in scientific and technical terms. - 2.1 Forming names of fossil organisms.
- 2.2 Forming names of minerals.
- 2.3 Forming names of constituent parts of a body or organ.
- 2.4 Forming names of explosives and other commercial products.
- 2.5Chemistry Forming names of salts or esters of acids ending in -ous.
Origin From French -ite, via Latin -ita from Greek ītes. suffixaɪtīt 1Forming adjectives such as composite, erudite. 2Forming nouns such as appetite. 3Forming verbs such as unite.
Origin From Latin -itus, past participle of verbs ending in -ere and -ire. |