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clinochlore

clinochlore noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

clinochlore (countable and uncountable, plural clinochlores)

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
    Synonyms:
    clinochlorite

Synonyms of clinochlore

Forms of clinochlore

pluralclinochlores

Origin of clinochlore

From clino- + Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”).

Questions about clinochlore

What does clinochlore mean?
Clinochlore means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is clinochlore?
Clinochlore is a noun.
What is the plural of clinochlore?
The plural of clinochlore is clinochlores.

Words near clinochlore in the dictionary

  1. clinobronzite
  2. clinocephalic
  3. clinocephaly
  4. clinocervantite
  5. clinochalcomenite
  6. clinochlore
  7. clinochlores
  8. clinochlorite
  9. clinochlorites
  10. clinochrysotile
  11. clinochrysotiles

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