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, 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.

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

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.