chlorite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔːɹʌɪt/

Noun

chlorite (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) Any salt of chlorous acid.

Anagrams

• Clothier, clothier

Noun

chlorite m (plural chlorites)

1. chlorite (salt of chlorous acid)

Further reading

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