Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a generally green or black mineral;
it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. chlwro`s light
green.] (Min.)
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.
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Chlorite slate, a schistose or slaty rock consisting of
alumina, iron, and magnesia.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Chlorous + -ite.] (Chem.)
Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chlorite
n 1: a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a
constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat
crystal