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

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chlorite

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

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

The only definitely known halous acid is chlorous acid, HClO2, obtained by the reaction of barium chlorite with dilute sulfuric acid:

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Ultimately a contractor cleaned up a sodium chlorite spill with a wet vac causing the filter paper in the wet vac to ignite, blowing up the wet vac.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2018

Structurally, therefore, these isles are a continuation of Land's End, but the granite has become less consistent and more friable; it is largely broken into felspar, quartz, and mica, with schorl, chlorite, and hornblende.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)