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Halite

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sodium chloridenoun(inorganic chemistry) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula NaCl.
rock saltnounCoarsely ground common salt, often used as road salt, as feedstock, or for other applications.
common saltnounOrdinary salt (sodium chloride or any mineral product chiefly composed of it).

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sodium chloridenoun(inorganic chemistry) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula NaCl.
rock saltnounCoarsely ground common salt, often used as road salt, as feedstock, or for other applications.
common saltnounOrdinary salt (sodium chloride or any mineral product chiefly composed of it).
hydrohalitenoun(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
rocksaltnounAlternative spelling of rock salt. [(mineralogy) The mineral halite.]
mineral saltnounA salt of a mineral acid.
saltnounA common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
bisaltnoun(chemistry) An acid salt.
sahlitenoun(mineralogy, obsolete) Alternative form of salite. [(mineralogy, obsolete) diopside]
sinhalitenoun(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, magnesium, and oxygen.
polyhalitenoun(mineralogy) A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
subsaltnoun(chemistry, archaic) A basic salt.
cryptohalitenoun(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, nitrogen, and silicon.
salinnoun(archaic) A salt reddish substance obtained from vegetable ashes during potash manufacture.
hair saltnounAlternative spelling of hair-salt. [(mineralogy, dated) A habit of epsomite which occurs as silky, hair-like fibers.]
bitternnounSeveral bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
silver chloridenoun(inorganic chemistry) The silver salt of hydrochloric acid, AgCl.
hillitenoun(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and zinc.
chloritenoun(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
sulphohalitenoun(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.

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