Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

ripidolite

American  
[ri-pid-l-ahyt, rahy-] / rɪˈpɪd lˌaɪt, raɪ- /

noun

  1. a mineral of the chlorite group, essentially hydrated magnesium and aluminum silicate with some ferrous iron.

Etymology

Origin of ripidolite

1840–50; < German Ripidolith < Greek rhīpid- (stem of rhīpís ) fan + -o- -o- + German -lith -lite

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Ripidolite, rī-pid′ō-līt, n. the commonest member of the chlorite family of minerals.

From Project Gutenberg

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.