9-letter words that end in ite
- jasperite — Jasper (the gem).
- jaspilite — a metamorphic rock that has a high concentration of hematite and that resembles jasper
- kaolinite — a very common mineral, hydrated aluminum disilicate, Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 , formed by the alteration of other minerals, especially feldspar: the most common constituent of kaolin.
- kermesite — a mineral, antimony oxysulfide, Sb 2 S 2 O, occurring usually in tufts of red capillary crystals.
- kharijite — a member of an ultraconservative, sometimes fanatical, sect emphasizing the importance of strict adherence to Muslim principles of conduct, and advocating the killing of anyone seriously violating those principles.
- kieserite — a mineral, hydrous magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4 ⋅H 2 O, having a white or yellowish color and found with salt deposits.
- labourite — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- larvikite — a blue-grey syenite that contains feldspar crystals, often used as an ornamental facing on the walls of buildings
- leaf site — A machine that merely originates and reads Usenet news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks. Compare backbone site, rib site.
- lintwhite — the linnet, Carduelis cannabina.
- love bite — A love bite is a mark which someone has on their body as a result of being bitten by their partner when they were kissing or making love.
- maghemite — a strongly magnetic dimorph of hematite.
- magnesite — a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3 , having a characteristic conchoidal fracture and usually occurring in white masses.
- magnetite — a very common black iron oxide mineral, Fe 3 O 4 , that is strongly attracted by magnets: an important iron ore.
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- mammonite — the greedy pursuit of riches.
- manassite — a member of the tribe of Manasseh.
- manganite — a gray to black mineral, hydrous manganese oxide, MnO(OH); gray manganese ore.
- marcasite — Also called white iron pyrites. a common mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , chemically similar to pyrite but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system.
- margarite — Mineralogy. a gray, pink, or yellow mica, occurring in brittle monoclinic crystals. an aggregate of small, rudimentary crystals resembling minute globules in a row: found in glassy volcanic rocks.
- marialite — a member of the scapolite group, rich in sodium and containing no calcium.
- mennonite — a member of an evangelical Protestant sect, originating in Europe in the 16th century, that opposes infant baptism, practices baptism of believers only, restricts marriage to members of the denomination, opposes war and bearing arms, and is noted for simplicity of living and plain dress.
- merozoite — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host.
- meteorite — a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
- microlite — any microscopic crystal.
- microsite — (Internet) A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.
- midianite — a member of an ancient desert people of northwest Arabia near the Gulf of Aqaba, believed to have descended from Midian.
- migmatite — a composite rock body containing two types of rock (esp igneous and metamorphic rock) that have interacted with each other but are nevertheless still distinguishable
- milkwhite — Alternative form of milk-white.
- millerite — a follower of William Miller, a U.S. preacher who taught that the Second Advent of Christ and the beginning of the millennium were to occur in 1843.
- misrecite — To recite erroneously.
- mizzonite — a mineral that is a type of scapolite and that contains a high concentration of calcium
- moldavite — a green tektite found in Bohemia.
- monzonite — any of a group of granular igneous rocks having approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase feldspar, intermediate in composition between syenite and diorite.
- morganite — rose-colored beryl.
- mugearite — an igneous rock containing oligoclase, olivine, orthoclase, and apatite
- multisite — Occupying, or occurring at multiple sites.
- muscovite — a native or inhabitant of Moscow.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- natrolite — a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- neptunite — A black silicate mineral with chemical formula KNa2Li(Fe2+,Mn2+)2Ti2Si8O24.
- newmanite — an adherent of John Henry Newman.
- niccolite — nickeline.
- niocalite — (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
- non-white — a sociocultural classification of modern humans with darker pigmentation of the skin than is characteristic in people of European descent.
- nonfinite — Infinite.
- nummulite — a fossil foraminifer of the genus Camerina (Nummulites), having a calcareous, usually disklike shell.
- off-white — white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color.
- olivenite — a mineral, basic copper arsenate, Cu 4 As 2 O 8 (OH) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses, usually olive-green in color.