"halite" meaning in English

See halite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhæl.aɪt/, /ˈheɪ.laɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-halite.wav Forms: halites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἅλς||salt}} Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} halite (countable and uncountable, plural halites)
  1. (mineralogy) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (NaCl): каменна сол (kamenna sol) [feminine] (Bulgarian), halita [feminine] (Catalan), halit [masculine] (Czech), steenzout [neuter] (Dutch), haliet [neuter] (Dutch), haliit (Estonian), vuorisuola (Finnish), haliitti (Finnish), Halit [masculine] (German), alite [feminine] (Italian), salgemma [masculine] (Italian), halīts [masculine] (Latvian), halitas [masculine] (Lithuanian), ഹാലൈറ്റ് (hālaiṟṟŭ) (Malayalam), halit [masculine] (Polish), halita [feminine] (Portuguese), гали́т (galít) [masculine] (Russian), ка́менная соль (kámennaja solʹ) [feminine] (Russian), kaya tuzu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-halite-en-noun-6A~E3gCC Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'NaCl': 67 33
  2. (chemistry) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-halite-en-noun-DGF-RKam Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 23 77 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: halogenite (alt: for the oxyanion) Related terms: halitic

Inflected forms

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