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Definition of Lenite
1. Verb. (qualifier Celtic languages) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition. ¹
2. Verb. (qualifier Celtic languages of a consonant) To undergo lenition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lenite
1. to articulate a lenis [v -NITED, -NITING, -NITES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lenite
Literary usage of Lenite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey, Dorothy Anna Hahn (1921)
"All are very si. sol. in cold [2O. a. b, and c are sol. in warm ining HC1; d is
sol. only in boiling Aq. (Nilson.) lenite, basic ..."
2. A System of Chemistry of Inorganic Bodies by Thomas Thomson (1831)
"A portion of the ammonia flies oft", and the bi>e- lenite is deposited in acicular
crystals, which undergo no change, though exposed to the air. 26. ..."
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