Halite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  halite
       n : naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride [syn: {rock
           salt}]