-ite /ˌaɪt/ 後綴
 礦、巖石及身體或器官的一部,化學中指以-ous結束的酸的鹽或酯,如phosphite(亞磷酸鹽)
 -ite
 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.
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