halite
English
/ˈheɪlaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (mineral) Native salt; sodium chloride Cl as a mineral; rock salt.
- (chemistry) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἅλς (salt, sea, salt sea).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἅλς
Gloss
salt, sea, salt sea
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
海
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cryptohalite English
- haline English
- halitic English
- halo- English
- halogen English
- hydrohalite English
- allec Latin
- halogeen Dutch, Flemish
- галоге́н Russian
- halo- Spanish, Castilian
- Σαλαμίς Ancient Greek
- μάσσων Ancient Greek
- παραλία Ancient Greek
- ἁλίζω Ancient Greek
- ἁλιεύς Ancient Greek
- ἁλικάκκαβον Ancient Greek
- ἁλιπόρφυρος Ancient Greek
- ἁλουργής Ancient Greek
- ἅλαδε Ancient Greek
- ἅλινος Ancient Greek
- ἅλιος Ancient Greek
- ἅλς Ancient Greek
- *séh₂ls Proto-Indo-European
- halogen Norwegian Bokmål
- halo- Portuguese
- halogen Norwegian Nynorsk