halite
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halite
- /ˈhæl.aɪt/
- /ˈheɪ.laɪt/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite.
noun halites
- Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt. The surface of halite was always sort of trippy, he thought, like a hallucinogen.
- An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
Similar: halogenite
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Talk about this word "halite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/halite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. halite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/halite "halite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/halite.Cite this
@misc{halite_2026,
title = {halite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
