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Meaning of "halite" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HALITE

From New Latin halītes.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HALITE

ˈhælaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Halite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Halite

Halite /ˈhælaɪt/, commonly known as rock salt, is the mineral form of sodium chloride. Halite forms isometric crystals. The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow or gray depending on the amount and type of impurities. It commonly occurs with other evaporite deposit minerals such as several of the sulfates, halides, and borates.

Definition of halite in the English dictionary

The definition of halite in the dictionary is a 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: cubic Also called: rock salt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALITE

backlight · cellulite · daylight · delight · flashlight · flight · headlight · highlight · light · limelight · lite · moonlight · polite · polyhalite · satellite · slight · spotlight · starlight · sunlight · twilight

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALITE

halibut · Halicarnassian · Halicarnassus · halicore · halid · halide · halidom · halieutic · Halifax · Haligonian · halimot · haliotis · haliplankton · halitosis · halitotic · halitous · halitus · hall

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALITE

Armalite · australite · cheralite · cristobalite · egalite · elite · fayalite · hyalite · lardalite · laurdalite · localite · marialite · Naxalite · retinalite · ruralite · socialite · sodalite · tantalite · theralite · tonalite · uralite

Synonyms and antonyms of halite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «halite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALITE

Find out the translation of halite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of halite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «halite» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

岩盐
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

halita
570 millions of speakers
en

English

halite
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सेंधा नमक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهاليت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

галит
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

halita
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

halite
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

halite
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Halite
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Halit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

岩塩
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

암염
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Halite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hóa ha lo gen
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

Halite
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हलाइट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

halit
70 millions of speakers
it

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halite
65 millions of speakers
pl

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halit
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

галит
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Halite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

halite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haliet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of halite

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALITE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about halite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALITE»

Discover the use of halite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to halite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach
Pink Halite assists one in opening the heart and connecting with the loving Source of the Universe. Red Halite is a powerful cleanser of the physical body. It is an excellent healing tool in drawing out infection and impurities from the body and ...
Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, 2007
2
Geology of Gas and Oil under the Netherlands: Selection of ...
Halite Halite cementation in Triassic sandstones has been noticed as a potential problem by Laier & Nielsen (1989) in the Buntsandstein-equivalent sandstones of T0nder, southwest Denmark, and by Bifani (1986) in similar sandstones of the  ...
H. E. Rondeel, D. A. J. Batjes, W. H. Nieuwenhuijs, 1996
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Beneath the Surface: A Natural History of Australian Caves
Halite speleothems are much rarer than those composed of gypsum and, so far, they have been reported only in the Nullarbor caves, where they co-exist with gypsum. Halite needles are extremely rare and, fortunately, the finest assemblage of ...
Elery Hamilton-Smith, Brian Finlayson, 2003
4
The Geology of England and Wales
Halite is present both as relatively pure layered halite ( < 5% sulphate) or interbeds of mudstone and halite, with large halite crystals (Fig. 13.8a). This latter Haselgebirge texture indicates that the halite was produced within the mudstones , from ...
P. J. Brenchley, Peter Franklin Rawson, 2006
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The Dead Sea: The Lake and Its Setting
14. HALITE. DEPOSITION. FROM. THE. DEAD. SEA: 1960. -. 1993. Table 14-1 Average chemical compositions (g/1) of the Dead Sea. Ittai Gavrieli THE SEDIMENT RECORD OF THE DEAD SEA Yam Hamelach, the Hebrew name for the Dead ...
Tina M. Niemi, Zvi Ben-Avraham, Joel Gat, 1997
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Sedimentary Deposition in Rift and Foreland Basins in France ...
Crystalline growth is episodically interrupted by the development of halite when salinity rises in summer. Subsequent salinity decrease allows new gypsum precipitation and formation of a new crust, following or associated with dissolution of ...
Georges Busson, B. Charlotte Schreiber, 1997
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Evaporites Through Space and Time
Messinian halite and residual facies in the Crotone basin (Calabria, Italy) S. LUGLI1, R. DOMINICI2, M. BARONE2, E. COSTA3 & C. CAVOZZI3 1 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Largo S.
B. Charlotte Schreiber, S. Lugli, M. Ba̜bel, 2007
8
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Gypsum is readily distinguished from calcium carbonate minerals in the field because it is softer (hardness 2, easily scratched with a fingernail) and does not react with dilute HCl: it can be distinguished from halite by the fact that it does not  ...
Gary Nichols, 2009
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Underground Gas Storage: Worldwide Experiences and Future ...
The halite occurred at a similar stratigraphical level to that in the Puriton borehole . Wessex Basin (Dorset) The MMG occurs in the Wessex-Channel Basin in southern Britain, much of it being concealed beneath a cover of Jurassic and younger ...
D. J. Evans, R. A. Chadwick, 2009
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Evaporites, Petroleum and Mineral Resources
The fissures cut through banded, pure halite and the fissures themselves are filled with colorless to pink halite, anhydrite, detrital quartz, feldspar, and clay. The vein-fills are banded parallel to the sides of the fissures and consist of 1-cm thick ...
J.L. Melvin, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term halite is used in the context of the following news items.
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New database documents submarine landslides
Today, gypsum (calcium sulfate) precipitates before halite (sodium chloride) because the high level of oxygen in the modern atmosphere ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Retooling for the upturn
The authors examine carnallite-related drilling difficulties, where the creep rate can be eight times greater than common halite, or rock salt. Because the NPT ... «WorldOil, Jul 15»
3
Loudoun County and Fauqier County home sales
Halite Dr., 24966-Marlesa L. Germain to Dolphin Ventures Corp., $745,000. Patriot Terr., 25321-Jose F. Solis to Justin Whitesides, $293,000. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Public Release: 23-Jun-2015 Understanding subduction zone …
Chlorine in mantle-derived carbonatite melts revealed by halite in the St.-Honoré intrusion (Québec, Canada). Vadim S. Kamenetsky et al., ... «EurekAlert, Jun 15»
5
Attention northeast vehicle owners: Check your brakes!
The super-high halite concentrations being sprayed constantly on the road during winter is even more harmful and unrealized. Check out this ... «TechnologyTell, Jun 15»
6
Sneak Peek! See Exactly How to Style Eddie Borgo's DIY-Inspired …
You can also go for a perforated silicone strap ($15) and pop in studs of malachite, rose quartz, or halite. Add on charms of pyrite or amethyst ... «Glamour, Jun 15»
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Wyre golf club rejects gas storage firm offer
The club said the decision came in the light of 10,000 names on a petition against Halite's long-standing plans to store 900 million cubic metres ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jun 15»
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Here's how to spend $25000 at F.A.O. Schwarz before it closes
Halite. JuxtaposeJS. Steiff Limited Edition Bears (clockwise from left): Humming Along, Goldie, Pansy, Tim. JuxtaposeJS. Avigo Range Rover ... «Fusion, Jun 15»
9
Acid saline groundwaters and lakes of southern Western Australia
Orange iron oxide staining and white halite and gypsum precipitate on Precambrian quartzite gravel in lake. …more. The "wheat belt" and "gold ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
10
Energy minister Amber Rudd, her brother and an explosive decision …
But the company, Halite Energy Group, is represented by lobbying firm ... and the lobbying company working for Halite is deeply troubling. «Daily Mail, May 15»
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