-lite
suff.(后缀)
语源
suff.(后缀)
- Stone; mineral; fossil:
 石;矿物;化石:
 coprolite.
 粪石
语源
- French 
 法语
- alteration of -lithe 
 -lithe的变化
- from Greek lithos [stone] 
 源自 希腊语 lithos [石头]
-lite
combining form in countable noun
(in names of minerals) stone
⇒ 
Compare -lith
chrysolite
Compare -lith
Origin
from French -lite or -lithe, from Greek lithos stone-lite
Word Origin
1 
a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils:
aerolite; chrysolite.
Also, -lyte2.
Compare -lith.
Origin
< French, simplified form of -lithe < Greek líthos stone; similarly German -lit, earlier -lith
Related Words
- -lith
- -lyte
- actinolite
- aerolite
- agalite
- arsenolite
-litea word element used in names of minerals, or fossils:  ◆ chrysolite, aerolite.
Compare -lith. [French, from Greek lithos stone. Compare German -lit(h)]
-lite
noun combining form
rhodolite
: rock
aerolite
: fossil
stromatolite
noun combining form
 ETYMOLOGY  French, alteration of -lithe, from Greek lithos stone
: mineralrhodolite
: rock
aerolite
: fossil
stromatolite
-lite
                suffix
     -          forming names of rocks, minerals, and fossils[构成岩石、矿物质和化石名]:
-       rhyolite zeolite. 
词源
from French, from Greek lithos 'stone'.
-lite
word-forming element meaning "stone," from French -lite, variant of -lithe, from Greek lithos "stone" (see litho-).
ORIGIN: French  -lite , German  -lit(h) , repr. Greek  lithos  stone. Cf. -lith 
☞ lite
-lite
noun combining form 
also -lyte\ˌlīt, usu -īd.+V\ 
Etymology: French -lite, alteration of -lithe, from Greek lithos stone 
1.
a. : mineral : rock : fossil in stone 
< cryolite >
< rhyolite >
< dendrolite >
b. : -lith 1b 
< albolite >
2. : -lith 2 
< phlebolite >
also -lyte
1.
a.
< cryolite >
< rhyolite >
< dendrolite >
b.
< albolite >
2.
< phlebolite >
-lite-lith 
Suffix
- used to form names of rocks and minerals
Etymology
Representing Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Derived terms
 English words suffixed with -lite