Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The mineral halite.

    Steinsalz, Halit

  2. (countable, uncountable)Coarsely ground common salt, often used as road salt, as feedstock, or for other applications.

  3. (Philippines, countable, uncountable)Synonym of sea salt, due to its rocky texture.

More definitions
  • naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride

Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
mineral:

Origin

From rock + salt.

From rock + salt.

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Forms

plural: rock salts

Synonyms

3 synonyms
sea saltdue to its rocky texture
Close in meaning
  • naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride:halite

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsaltstone

See also

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