chloritoid

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noun

A mixed iron, magnesium, and manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn)₂Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₄.

OriginAncient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos →
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Meanings

nounchloritoid (countable and uncountable, plural chloritoids)

plural chloritoids

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mixed iron, magnesium, and manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn)₂Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₄.

Origin

  1. Englishchlorite
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Englishchloritoid

From chlorite + -oid.

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Translations

Catalan cloritoide
  • cloritoidemineral
Finnish kloritoidi
  • kloritoidimineral
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APA

chloritoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloritoid

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloritoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloritoid.

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