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clinochlore

Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. Full definition →

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The story

From clino- + Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.