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語源

From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈklɔːˌɹaɪt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/

名詞

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.

派生語

アナグラム

• Clothier, clothier