chlorite

¹ American  

[klawr-ahyt, klohr-] / ˈklɔr aɪt, ˈkloʊr- /

noun

1. a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.

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chlorite ² American  

[klawr-ahyt, klohr-] / ˈklɔr aɪt, ˈkloʊr- /

noun

1. a salt of chlorous acid, as potassium chlorite, KClO 2 .

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chlorite ¹ British  

/ klɔːˈrɪtɪk, ˈklɔːraɪt /

noun

1. any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks

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chlorite ² British  

/ ˈklɔːraɪt /

noun

1. any salt of chlorous acid, containing the monovalent ion ClO 2 ^–

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chlorite ¹ Scientific  

/ klôr′īt′ /

1. A salt containing the group ClO ₂.

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chlorite ² Scientific  

/ klôr′īt′ /

1. A usually green or black, flaky mineral that looks like mica. Chlorite is either monoclinic or triclinic and occurs in low-grade metamorphic rocks (rocks that have undergone little metamorphism). It often forms by the alteration of dark minerals (often rich in iron and magnesium) during metamorphism. Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe,Al) ₆ (Si,Al) ₄ O ₁₀ (OH) ₈ .

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Other Word Forms

• chloritic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of chlorite¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; chlor- ¹ + -ite ¹

Origin of chlorite²

First recorded in 1850–55; chlor- ² + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

MMS is a chemical solution containing sodium chlorite and water which, after ingestion, became chlorine dioxide – a bleach used for industrial water treatment or textiles.

From Fox News • Apr. 25, 2021

Generally, they are composed of a solution of sodium chlorite and distilled water, with instructions for consumers to add citric acid, which turns them into a powerful bleaching agent.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2019

Baldwin, 52, is importing bulk shipments of the components of MMS, sodium chlorite and citric acid, into Uganda from China.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2019

Garnet schist includes the high-grade index mineral garnet and indicating it has experienced much higher pressures and temperatures than chlorite.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

It was incrusted over by a thin layer of chlorite, slippery as the mixture of soap and grease that the ship-carpenter spreads over his slips on the morning of a launch.

From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Miller, Hugh