chlorite

From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).

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

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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.

• Clothier, clothier

• IPA^(key): /klɔ.ʁit/

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chlorite m (plural chlorites)

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

chlorite f (plural chlorites)

1. (mineralogy) chlorite

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