\-ite\ [From Gr. ?, ?.]
1. A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or
   adherent of, and the like, and frequently used in
   ridicule; as, a Millerite; a Benthamite.
2. A suffix used in naming minerals; as, chlorite, from its
   characteristic green color; barite, from its heaviness;
   graphite, from its use in writing.
3. (Chem.) A suffix used to denote the salts formed from
   those acids whose names end in -ous; as, sulphite, from
   sulphurous; nitrite, from nitrous acid, etc.