| BARITE | • barite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4. • BARITE n. a native sulphate of barium, also BARYTE. |
| CERITE | • cerite n. (Mineralogy) A hydrous silicate of cerium (and other metals). • cerite n. (Zoology) A horn-shaped cerithiid shell. • CERITE n. a hydrous silicate of cerium. |
| CURITE | • curite n. (Mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium. • CURITE n. a radioactive mineral. |
| FRITES | • FRITES n. chipped potatoes. |
| KARITE | • karite n. The shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa). • KARITE n. an African tree, aka the shea-tree. |
| NERITE | • nerite n. Any snail of the genus Nerita, or more generally, of the family Neritidae. • NERITE n. (Greek) a type of sea snail. |
| NORITE | • norite n. A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene. • NORITE n. a type of rock, a gabbro with rhombic pyroxene. |
| PYRITE | • pyrite n. (Mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic… • pyrite n. (Usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common. • pyrite n. (Solid state chemistry) (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural… |
| SPRITE | • sprite n. (Mythology) A spirit; a soul; a shade. • sprite n. An apparition; ghost. • sprite n. (Mythology) An elf; a fairy; a goblin. |
| TRITER | • triter adj. Comparative form of trite: more trite. • TRITE adj. banal, commonplace. |
| TRITES | • TRITE n. in Greek music, the third string of the lyre. |
| URITES | • urites n. Plural of urite. • URITE n. an abdominal segment in insects. |
| VERITE | • vérité n. Short for cinéma vérité. • VERITE n. (French) reality, truth, as in cinema verite. |
| WRITER | • writer n. A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themself as "the writer". • writer n. Anything that writes or produces output. • writer n. (Finance) The seller of an option. |
| WRITES | • writes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of write. • writes n. Plural of write. • WRITE v. to form characters on a surface with an instrument. |