aɪt, ˈheɪ noun
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
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| Also called: rock salt a colourless or white mineral sometimes tinted by impurities, found in beds as an evaporite. It is used to produce common salt and chlorine. Composition: sodium chloride. Formula: NaCl. Crystal structure: cubic | |
| [C19: from New Latin halītes; see | |
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Word Origin & History
halite
"rock salt," 1868, coined as Mod.L. halites (Glocker, 1847), from Gk. hals (gen. halos) "salt" + chemical noun suffix -ite.
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halite  (hāl'īt', hā'līt') Pronunciation Key
A colorless or white mineral occurring as cubic crystals. Halite is found in dried lakebeds in arid climates and is used as table salt. Chemical formula: NaCl. See more at salt. |
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