chlorite

Noun

Meaning

The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia.

Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

emery quartz clay crystal graphite mica brimstone mineral calcite gypsum alabaster bauxite fluorite chemical carbon
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Hypernyms

mineral

Phrases with the word

calcium chlorite magnesium chlorite sodium chlorite

Anagrams

clothier

Examples

Chlorite does not swell and it has low CEC.sfnsfn *Kaolinite is very common, highly weathered clay, and more common than montmorillonite in acid soils. Source: Internet

It has very high CEC.sfnsfnsfnsfn *Chlorite is similar to vermiculite, but the loose bonding by occasional hydrated magnesium, as in vermiculite, is replaced by a hydrated magnesium sheet, that firmly bonds the planes above and below it. Source: Internet

Most schists are mica schists, but graphite and chlorite schists are also common. Source: Internet

The anionic derivatives of these same oxides are also well known and include hypochlorite (ClO − ), chlorite ( ClOmain ), chlorate ( ClOmain ), and perchlorate ( ClOmain ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Chloris virgata chlorisondamine chloristic chloritic chloritization chloritize