chlorite

See also: Chlorite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔːɹʌɪt/

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

hydrogen chlorite
hypochlorite
magnesium chlorite

manganchlorite
sodium chlorite

Translations

mineral

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
Spanish: clorita f

salt of chlorous acid

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
Spanish: clorito m

Anagrams

Clothier, clothier

French

Noun

chlorite m (plural chlorites)

(inorganic chemistry) chlorite (salt of chlorous acid)

Noun

chlorite f (plural chlorites)

(mineralogy) chlorite

Further reading

“chlorite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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