10-letter words containing lite
- mutazilite — a member of a medieval theological sect (Mutazila) that maintained that nothing but eternity could be asserted regarding Allah, that the eternal nature of the Koran was questionable, and that humans have free will.
- naphtalite — a member of the tribe of Naphtali.
- nonliteral — Not literal.
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- nummulites — Plural form of nummulite.
- obliterans — Producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.
- obliterate — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- odontolite — bone turquoise.
- parnellite — Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- phlebolite — a small mass or solid deposit of calcium that forms in a vein
- politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
- retinalite — a translucent greenish yellow variety of the mineral serpentine
- ripidolite — a mineral of the chlorite group, essentially hydrated magnesium and aluminum silicate with some ferrous iron.
- roscoelite — a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- russellite — a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
- siderolite — stony-iron meteorite.
- sperrylite — a mineral, platinum arsenide, PtAs 2 , occurring in minute tin-white crystals, usually cubes: a minor ore of platinum.
- spherulite — a rounded aggregate of radiating crystals found in obsidian and other glassy igneous rocks.
- staurolite — a mineral, basic iron aluminum silicate, Fe 2 Al 2 O 7 (SiO 4) 4 (OH), occurring in brown to black prismatic crystals, which are often twinned in the form of a cross.
- superelite — (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- theodolite — Surveying. a precision instrument having a telescopic sight for establishing horizontal and sometimes vertical angles. Compare transit (def 6).
- topazolite — a greenish yellow variety of andradite garnet.
- triliteral — using or consisting of three letters.
- triphylite — a mineral, a rare phosphate of lithium, iron, and manganese, usually occurring in masses of a bluish or greenish color.
- troctolite — a rare type of coarse-grained igneous rock generally composed mainly of olivine and feldspar
- uniliteral — consisting of one letter
- unliterary — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- unliterate — able to read and write.
- unpolitely — impolitely
- unqualited — bereft of qualities
- whewellite — a white or colorless mineral of organic origin, calcium oxalate monohydrate, Ca(C 2 O 4)⋅H 2 O, one of the main crystalline components of kidney stones and urinary precipitates; also found in coal deposits.
- wurtzilite — a massive black bituminous substance, similar to asphalt but having a high degree of elasticity.
- yttrialite — (mineralogy) A rare, highly radioactive yttrium thorium sorosilicate mineral with conchoidal fracture.