Definitions for haliteˈhæl aɪt, ˈheɪ laɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hal•iteˈhæl aɪt, ˈheɪ laɪt(n.)
a soft grayish mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as masses of interlocking cubic crystals; rock salt.
Category: Mineralogy
Origin of halite:
1865–70; < Gk hal-, s. of háls salt +-ite1
Princeton's WordNet
halite, rock salt(noun)
naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
Wiktionary
halite(Noun)
Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
Webster Dictionary
Halite(noun)
native salt; sodium chloride
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