chlorite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklɔːraɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klôr′īt, klōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
chlo•rite1  (klôr′īt, klōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
  • 1595–1605; chlor-1 + -ite1
chlo•rit•ic  (klô rit′ik, klō-),USA pronunciation adj. 
chlo•rite2  (klôr′īt, klōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistrya salt of chlorous acid, as potassium chlorite, KClO2.
  • chlor-2 + -ite1 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chlorite / ˈklɔːraɪt/
  1. any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin chlōrītis precious stone of a green colour, from Greek khlōritis, from khlōros greenish yellowchloritic / klɔːˈrɪtɪk/
chlorite / ˈklɔːraɪt/
  1. any salt of chlorous acid, containing the monovalent ion ClO2–
'chlorite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chamosite - greenschist - greenstone - hypochlorite - penninite - prochlorite - propylite - ripidolite

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