Meanings
nounhalite (countable and uncountable, plural halites)
plural halites
- countableuncountablechemistryNative salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
The surface of halite was always sort of trippy, he thought, like a hallucinogen.
2023, H. Gareth Gavin, Never Was, Cipher Press, page 189 - countableuncountablechemistryAn oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
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nounnaturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἅλς“salt”
- Englishhalite
From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), + -ite.
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Bulgarian каменна сол
- каменна сол (kamenna sol)NaCl
Catalan halita
- halitaNaCl
Czech halit
- halitNaCl
Dutch steenzout, haliet
- steenzoutNaCl
- halietNaCl
Estonian haliit
- haliitNaCl
Finnish vuorisuola, haliitti
- vuorisuolaNaCl
- haliittiNaCl
French halite
- haliteNaCl
German Halit
- HalitNaCl
Italian alite, salgemma
- aliteNaCl
- salgemmaNaCl
Latvian halīts
- halītsNaCl
Lithuanian halitas
- halitasNaCl
Polish halit
- halitNaCl
Portuguese halita
- halitaNaCl
Russian гали́т, ка́менная соль
- гали́т (galít)NaCl
- ка́менная соль (kámennaja solʹ)NaCl
Spanish halita
- halitaNaCl
Turkish kaya tuzu
- kaya tuzuNaCl
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Cite this entry
APA
halite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halite
MLA
“halite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halite.
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