"mite" in the noun sense
1. touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
a slight but appreciable amount
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
2. mite
any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
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