halite

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halite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Halite \Ha"lite\ (h[=a]"l[imac]t or h[a^]l"[imac]t), n. [Gr.
     "a`ls salt.] (Min.)
     Native salt; sodium chloride.
     [1913 Webster]

halite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  halite
      n 1: naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride [syn:
           halite, rock salt]