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A suffix used to denote the salts formed from those acids whosenames end in -ous; as, sulphite, from sulphurous; nitrite, fromnitrous acid, etc.
-ite meaning & definition 1 of -ite.
A suffix used to denote the salts formed from those acids whosenames end in -ous; as, sulphite, from sulphurous; nitrite, fromnitrous acid, etc.