halite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]halite (countable and uncountable, plural halites)
- (mineralogy) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
- (chemistry) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
Synonyms
[edit]- halogenite (for the oxyanion)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]NaCl
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Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Halite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “halite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]halite f (plural halites)
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