chlorite
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See also: Chlorite
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklɔːˌɹaɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Translations[edit]
mineral
salt of chlorous acid
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chlorite m (plural chlorites)
- (inorganic chemistry) chlorite (salt of chlorous acid)
Noun[edit]
chlorite f (plural chlorites)
Further reading[edit]
- “chlorite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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