| 单词 | halite |
| 释义 | halite[ hal-ahyt, hey-lahyt ] / ˈhæl aɪt, ˈheɪ laɪt / nouna soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt. Origin of haliteFirst recorded in 1865–70; hal- + -ite1 Words nearby halitehalier, Halifax, Haligonian, haliplankton, halisteresis, halite, halitosis, halitus, hall, hallah, Hallam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for halite
British Dictionary definitions for halitehalite / (ˈhælaɪt) / nouna colourless or white mineral sometimes tinted by impurities, found in beds as an evaporite. It is used to produce common salt and chlorine. Composition: sodium chloride. Formula: NaCl. Crystal structure: cubicAlso called: rock salt Word Origin for haliteC19: from New Latin halītes; see halo-, -ite ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for halitehalite [ hăl′īt′, hā′līt′ ] A colorless or white mineral occurring as cubic crystals. Halite is found in dried lakebeds in arid climates and is used as table salt. Chemical formula: NaCl. See more at salt. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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