12-letter words that end in ite
- microtektite — a microscopic tektite found in ocean sediments and polar ice.
- middle white — a breed of medium-sized white pig commonly kept for pork and bacon, and for fattening
- montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
- monticellite — a mineral, silicate of magnesium and calcium, CaMgSiO 4 , belonging to the olivine group and often occurring in contact metamorphosed limestones.
- multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- nitromannite — mannitol hexanitrate.
- non-definite — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- on the skite — on a drinking spree
- oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
- pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- pickeringite — a mineral, magnesia alum, occurring usually in the form of white fibrous masses.
- porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- prerequisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- psittacinite — mottramite.
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- scatter-site — designating or of inexpensive, publicly owned or financed housing units scattered throughout middle-class residential areas
- semiparasite — hemiparasite
- senarmontite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
- serpentinite — a rock containing large quantities of serpentine
- skutterudite — a mineral, chiefly cobalt and nickel arsenide, (Co,Ni)As 3 , with some iron, occurring in the form of gray cubic crystals, usually in masses: a source of cobalt and nickel.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- stromatolite — a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form.
- strontianite — a mineral, strontium carbonate, SrCO 3 , occurring in radiating, fibrous, or granular aggregates and crystals, varying from white to yellow and pale green: a minor ore of strontium.
- subsatellite — a satellite designed to be released into orbit from another spacecraft.
- super-polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- syntagmatite — a dark crystalline form of hornblende
- tetrahedrite — a steel-gray or blackish mineral with a brilliant metallic luster, essentially copper and antimony sulfide, (Cu, Fe, Zn, Ag,) 12 Sb 4 S 13 , an end member of a series of solid solutions into which arsenic enters to form tennantite: mined as an ore of copper and silver.
- thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
- thortveitite — a scandium yttrium silicate mineral occurring in grayish-green orthorhombic crystals.
- transvestite — a person, especially a male, who assumes the dress and manner usually associated with the opposite sex.
- trondhjemite — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and a small amount of biotite.
- video verite — a technique, derived from cinéma vérité, in which people in real life are portrayed as they actually are without rehearsal.
- water sprite — a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.
- widow's mite — a small contribution given cheerfully by one who can ill afford it. Mark 12:41–44.
- wisconsinite — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Capital: Madison. Abbreviation: WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.
- wollastonite — a mineral, calcium silicate, CaSiO 3 , occurring usually in fibrous white masses.