Main Entry: ¹chlo·rite

Pronunciation: \ˈklȯr-ˌīt\

Function: noun

Etymology: German Chlorit, from Latin chloritis, a green stone, from Greek chlōritis, from chlōros

Date: 1794

: any of a group of usually green silicate minerals associated with and resembling the micas

— chlo·rit·ic \klȯ-ˈri-tik\ adjective