-lite
-lite
a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; chrysolite.
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| -lite | |
| —n combining form | |
| Compare -lith (in names of minerals) stone: chrysolite | |
| [from French -lite or -lithe, from Greek lithos stone] | |
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-lite
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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-lite
comb. form meaning "stone," from Fr. -lite, variant of -lithe, from Gk. lithos "stone."
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