Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chlorite

/ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: chlo-rite
IPA: /ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any salt of chlorous acid.

Countable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρῖτις (khlōrîtis).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: χλωρῖτις

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/
British English: /ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chlorites (plural)

Derived Forms

chloritic chloritization chloritoid hypochlorite leptochlorite manganchlorite

Phrases

hydrogen chlorite magnesium chlorite sodium chlorite

Questions

How do you pronounce chlorite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/.
What does chlorite mean?: A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
Where does chlorite come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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