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10-letter words that end in ite

  • moissanite — (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal mineral containing carbon and silicon.
  • morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
  • mottramite — a copper and lead vanadate.
  • 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.
  • naumannite — a mineral, silver-lead selenide, (Ag 2 Pb)Se, usually occurring in iron-black cubic crystals.
  • non-finite — A non-finite clause is a clause which is based on an infinitive or a participle and has no tense. Compare finite.
  • novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
  • odontolite — bone turquoise.
  • overexcite — to excite too much.
  • palagonite — a yellow basaltic glass
  • pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
  • paperwhite — polyanthus (sense 2)
  • paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
  • parnellite — Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
  • peridotite — a coarsely granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine with an admixture of various other minerals.
  • perovskite — a naturally occurring titanate of calcium, CaTiO 3 , found as yellow, brown, or black cubic crystals, usually in metamorphic rocks.
  • perquisite — an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages: Among the president's perquisites were free use of a company car and paid membership in a country club.
  • phlebolite — a small mass or solid deposit of calcium that forms in a vein
  • phlogopite — a magnesium-rich mica mineral, usually yellowish-brown, but sometimes reddish-brown.
  • phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
  • plebiscite — a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
  • polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
  • polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
  • poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
  • pre-excite — to stimulate (esp part of the heart muscle) in preparation or beforehand
  • preadamite — a person supposed to have existed before Adam.
  • pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
  • pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
  • pyrrhotite — a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.
  • rapidwrite — (language, tool)   A method for translating set of abbreviations into the much more verbose COBOL code.
  • redruthite — an important dark-grey or black copper ore mineral which is a sulphide
  • retinalite — a translucent greenish yellow variety of the mineral serpentine
  • riebeckite — an amphibolic mineral, silicate of sodium and iron, occurring usually in feldspathoid rocks.
  • 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.
  • samarskite — a velvet-black mineral, a complex columbate-tantalate of uranium, cerium, etc., occurring in masses: a minor source of uranium, thorium, and rare-earth oxides.
  • saussurite — a mineral aggregate of albite, zoisite, and other calcium aluminum silicates, formed by alteration of plagioclase feldspars in igneous rocks.
  • sexpartite — divided into or consisting of six parts.
  • siderolite — stony-iron meteorite.
  • smaragdite — a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.
  • snail kite — a bird of prey, Rostrhamus sociabilis, that travels in flocks in the American tropics and feeds on snails.
  • snow-white — white as snow.
  • sombrerite — a lime and alumina phosphoric compound
  • sound bite — a brief, striking remark or statement excerpted from an audiotape or videotape for insertion in a broadcast news story.
  • sperrylite — a mineral, platinum arsenide, PtAs 2 , occurring in minute tin-white crystals, usually cubes: a minor ore of platinum.
  • sphalerite — a very common mineral, zinc sulfide, ZnS, usually containing some iron and a little cadmium, occurring in yellow, brown, or black crystals or cleavable masses with resinous luster: the principal ore of zinc and cadmium; blackjack.
  • spherulite — a rounded aggregate of radiating crystals found in obsidian and other glassy igneous rocks.
  • split-site — divided between more than one site
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