chlorite

chlorite

See also: Chlorite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔːˌɹaɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/

Noun

chlorite (countable and uncountable, plural chlorites)

1. (mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 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.

2. (chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hydrogen chlorite
• hypochlorite
• magnesium chlorite
• manganchlorite
• sodium chlorite

Translations

mineral

Catalan: clorita f Finnish: kloriitti (fi) French: chlorite (fr) f German: Chlorit m Italian: clorite f Japanese: 緑泥石 (りょくでいせき, ryokudeiseki) Norwegian: Bokmål: kloritt m Nynorsk: kloritt m Polish: chloryt m Spanish: clorita f

salt of chlorous acid

Catalan: clorit m Finnish: kloriitti (fi) French: chlorite (fr) m German: Chlorit n Irish: clóirít f Italian: clorito m Manx: cloreet f Norwegian: Bokmål: kloritt m Nynorsk: kloritt m Polish: chloryn Spanish: clorito m

Anagrams

• Clothier, clothier

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔ.ʁit/

• Audio

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Noun

chlorite m (plural chlorites)

1. (inorganic chemistry) chlorite (salt of chlorous acid)

Noun

chlorite f (plural chlorites)

1. (mineralogy) chlorite

Further reading

• “chlorite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.