Salt

• Rock salt
• Melter on winter sidewalks
• Ice cream-making supply
• Native salt

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineral English) native salt; sodium chloride sodiumchlorine as a mineral; rock salt.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Halite \Ha"lite\ (h[=a]"l[imac]t or h[a^]l"[imac]t), n. [Gr. "a`ls salt.] (Min.) Native salt; sodium chloride.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride [syn: rock salt ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Halite , commonly known as rock salt , is a type of salt , the mineral form of sodium chloride ( Na Cl ). Halite forms isometric crystals . The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"rock-salt," 1868, coined as Modern Latin halites (Glocker, 1847), from Greek hals "salt" (see halo- ) + chemical noun suffix -ite (2).