1
- forming names denoting natives of a country构成名称表示“本地人”：
Israelite.
1.1
- often derogatory denoting followers of a movement, doctrine, etc.〈常贬〉表示“成员”, “信徒”：
Luddite
Trotskyite.
2
- used in scientific and technical terms用于科技术语中 ：
2.1
- forming names of fossil organisms［构成化石生物体的名称］：
ammonite.
2.2
- forming names of minerals构成矿物的名称：
graphite.
2.3
- forming names of constituent parts of a body or organ［构成身体或器官组成部分的名称］：
somite.
2.4
- forming names of explosives and other commercial products构成爆炸物及其他商业产品的名称：
dynamite
vulcanite.
2.5
- Chemistry forming names of salts or esters of acids ending in -ous【化】［构成以-ous结尾的盐或酸酯的名称］：
sulphite.
词源
from French -ite, via Latin -ita from Greek ītes.