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halite definition

hal·ite (hal′īt′, hā′līt′)

noun

a soft, colorless or white mineral, NaCl; native sodium chloride; rock salt

Etymology: < Gr hals, salt + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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