halite
noun/ˈhæl.aɪt/ · /ˈheɪ.laɪt/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
- The surface of halite was always sort of trippy, he thought, like a hallucinogen.2023, H. Gareth Gavin, Never Was, Cipher Press, page 189:
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
- Synonyms
- halogenite
- Derived terms
- cryptohalite, hydrohalite
- Related terms
- halitic