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Halide vs Halite - What's the difference?

halide | halite |

As nouns the difference between halide and halite

is that halide is a salt of any halogen acid while halite is native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.

halide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A salt of any halogen acid.
    • Potassium iodide is a halide .

    Derived terms

    * pseudohalide

    See also

    * fluoride * chloride * bromide * iodide

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    halite

    English

    (wikipedia halite)

    Noun

  • (mineral) Native]] salt; sodium chloride Na[[chlorine, Cl as a mineral; rock salt.

    • Related terms

    * halitic

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