I. -ˌchīt, usu -īd.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: church (I) + -ite
: a church supporter or advocate
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Arthur H. Church died 1915 English chemist + English -ite
: a mineral (Ce,Ca) (PO 4 ).2H 2 O consisting of a hydrous cerium calcium phosphate occurring in thin drusy crusts of small light gray to pink crystals (sp. gr. 3.1)