English Explanatory Dictionary

-philite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Synonym of -phile.
  2. Forming names of minerals associated with a substance.

Word forms

-philite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) + -ite.

Synonyms

-phile
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