halite

Meanings

Plural: halites

Noun

naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite.

Synonyms

halogenite, rock salt

Scrabble Score: 9

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Words With Friends Score: 9

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