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chlorite2

Pronunciation: /ˈklɔːrʌɪt/

Definition of chlorite

noun

Chemistry

a salt of chlorous acid, containing the anion ClO₂⁻.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from chlorine + -ite¹

chlorite in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of chlorite in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

chloric acid
chloride
chlorinate
chlorine
chlorite ¹
chlorite ²
chloritoid
chloro-
chlorocarbon
chlorodyne
chloroform

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