halite

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.

Synonyms

sal fossile

salt rock

Translations

halita

sal gema

هالايت

sal de roca

sel gemme

halite

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæl.aɪt/
Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite.

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