alite

See also: alité

English

Etymology

Named by Törnebohm in 1897 after examining Portland cement through a microscope.

Noun

alite (uncountable)

1. An impure form of tricalcium silicate.
   • 2020 September 22, G. Habert, S. A. Miller, V. M. John, J. L. Provis, A. Favier, A. Horvath & K. L. Scrivener, “Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries”, in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment‎^[1]:

     After heating in the kiln, the melted material is cooled rapidly to form an assemblage of the silicates alite (also known by the cement chemistry notation C3S) and belite (C2S), tricalcium aluminate (C3A) and tetracalcium aluminoferrite (C4AF), known as clinker.

Anagrams

• telia, altie, Eilat, e-tail

Finnish

Etymology

From alittaa +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑliteˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lit̪e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlite
• Syllabification^(key): a‧li‧te

Noun

alite

1. finer part of something sifted or sieved, that which passed through the sieve

Declension

Inflection of alite (Kotus type 48*C/hame, tt-t gradation)
nominative		alite	alitteet
genitive		alitteen	alitteiden alitteitten
partitive		alitetta	alitteita
illative		alitteeseen	alitteisiin alitteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		alite	alitteet
accusative	nom.	alite	alitteet
	gen.	alitteen
genitive		alitteen	alitteiden alitteitten
partitive		alitetta	alitteita
inessive		alitteessa	alitteissa
elative		alitteesta	alitteista
illative		alitteeseen	alitteisiin alitteihin
adessive		alitteella	alitteilla
ablative		alitteelta	alitteilta
allative		alitteelle	alitteille
essive		alitteena	alitteina
translative		alitteeksi	alitteiksi
abessive		alitteetta	alitteitta
instructive		—	alittein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of alite (Kotus type 48*C/hame, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alitteeni alitteeni accusative nom. alitteeni alitteeni gen. alitteeni genitive alitteeni alitteideni alitteitteni partitive alitettani alitteitani inessive alitteessani alitteissani elative alitteestani alitteistani illative alitteeseeni alitteisiini alitteihini adessive alitteellani alitteillani ablative alitteeltani alitteiltani allative alitteelleni alitteilleni essive alitteenani alitteinani translative alitteekseni alitteikseni abessive alitteettani alitteittani instructive — — comitative — alitteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alitteesi alitteesi accusative nom. alitteesi alitteesi gen. alitteesi genitive alitteesi alitteidesi alitteittesi partitive alitettasi alitteitasi inessive alitteessasi alitteissasi elative alitteestasi alitteistasi illative alitteeseesi alitteisiisi alitteihisi adessive alitteellasi alitteillasi ablative alitteeltasi alitteiltasi allative alitteellesi alitteillesi essive alitteenasi alitteinasi translative alitteeksesi alitteiksesi abessive alitteettasi alitteittasi instructive — — comitative — alitteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alitteemme alitteemme accusative nom. alitteemme alitteemme gen. alitteemme genitive alitteemme alitteidemme alitteittemme partitive alitettamme alitteitamme inessive alitteessamme alitteissamme elative alitteestamme alitteistamme illative alitteeseemme alitteisiimme alitteihimme adessive alitteellamme alitteillamme ablative alitteeltamme alitteiltamme allative alitteellemme alitteillemme essive alitteenamme alitteinamme translative alitteeksemme alitteiksemme abessive alitteettamme alitteittamme instructive — — comitative — alitteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alitteenne alitteenne accusative nom. alitteenne alitteenne gen. alitteenne genitive alitteenne alitteidenne alitteittenne partitive alitettanne alitteitanne inessive alitteessanne alitteissanne elative alitteestanne alitteistanne illative alitteeseenne alitteisiinne alitteihinne adessive alitteellanne alitteillanne ablative alitteeltanne alitteiltanne allative alitteellenne alitteillenne essive alitteenanne alitteinanne translative alitteeksenne alitteiksenne abessive alitteettanne alitteittanne instructive — — comitative — alitteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alitteensa alitteensa accusative nom. alitteensa alitteensa gen. alitteensa genitive alitteensa alitteidensa alitteittensa partitive alitettaan alitettansa alitteitaan alitteitansa inessive alitteessaan alitteessansa alitteissaan alitteissansa elative alitteestaan alitteestansa alitteistaan alitteistansa illative alitteeseensa alitteisiinsa alitteihinsa adessive alitteellaan alitteellansa alitteillaan alitteillansa ablative alitteeltaan alitteeltansa alitteiltaan alitteiltansa allative alitteelleen alitteellensa alitteilleen alitteillensa essive alitteenaan alitteenansa alitteinaan alitteinansa translative alitteekseen alitteeksensa alitteikseen alitteiksensa abessive alitteettaan alitteettansa alitteittaan alitteittansa instructive — — comitative — alitteineen alitteinensa

French

Pronunciation

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• Homophones: alitent, alites

Verb

alite

1. inflection of aliter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Noun

alite f (plural aliti)

1. (inorganic chemistry) halite

   Synonym: salgemma

Anagrams

• Leati, ateli, itale, lieta, telai

Latin

Verb

alite

1. second-person plural present active imperative of alō