halite
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
- (countable, uncountable) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhæl.aɪt/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite.
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