Meanings
nounchlorite (countable and uncountable, plural chlorites)
plural chlorites
- countableuncountablechemistryA dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
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.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 177 - countablechemistryAny salt of chlorous acid.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekχλωρῖτις
- Englishchlorite
From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).
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Catalan clorita, clorit
- cloritamineral
- cloritsalt of chlorous acid
Chinese Mandarin 亞氯酸鹽 /亚氯酸盐
- 亞氯酸鹽 /亚氯酸盐 (yàlǜsuānyán, yǎlǜsuānyán)salt of chlorous acid
Finnish kloriitti, kloriitti
- kloriittimineral
- kloriittisalt of chlorous acid
French chlorite, chlorite
- chloritemineral
- chloritesalt of chlorous acid
German Chlorit, Chlorit
- Chloritmineral
- Chloritsalt of chlorous acid
Irish clóirít
- clóirítsalt of chlorous acid
Italian clorite, clorito
- cloritemineral
- cloritosalt of chlorous acid
Japanese 緑泥石
- 緑泥石 (ryokudeiseki)mineral
Norwegian Bokmål kloritt, kloritt
- klorittmineral
- klorittsalt of chlorous acid
Polish chloryt, chloryn
- chlorytmineral
- chlorynsalt of chlorous acid
Spanish clorita, clorito
- cloritamineral
- cloritosalt of chlorous acid
Swedish klorit, klorit
- kloritmineral
- kloritsalt of chlorous acid
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chlorite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorite
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“chlorite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorite.
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