chlorite
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See also: Chlorite
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklɔːˌɹaɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
chlorite (countable and uncountable, plural chlorites)
- (mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 177:
- They have been heated enough to impart a delicate blue-green hue, which is because of the abundance of the ‘low-grade’ metamorphic mineral, chlorite.
- (chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.
Derived terms
Translations
mineral
salt of chlorous acid
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
chlorite m (plural chlorites)
- (inorganic chemistry) chlorite (salt of chlorous acid)
Noun
chlorite f (plural chlorites)
Further reading
- “chlorite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.