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1. mineral, rock, ore, soil, fossil
  carnotite
nummulite
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2. descendant or follower of
Hamite
Hussite
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3. native or resident of
Israelite
urbanite
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4. organ, body part, cell, protozoan
sporozoite
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5. commercial product, explosive
cordite
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6. product of a chemical process
evaporite
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| [Via French and Latin< Greek -itēs] |
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