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Meaning of chlorite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/

Definitions

  1. A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any salt of chlorous acid.
    countable

Equivalents

Deutsch Chlorit
Español clorita clorito
Suomi kloriitti
Français chlorite
Italiano clorite clorito
日本語 緑泥石
Polski chloryn

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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