common rock salt

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• Rock salt — Rock Rock, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. [1913 Webster] Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. Sir …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rock salt — rock′ salt n. mir common salt, sodium chloride, occurring in masses …   From formal English to slang

• rock salt — ► NOUN ▪ common salt occurring naturally as a mineral …   English terms dictionary

• rock salt — n. common salt, natural sodium chloride, occurring in solid form, esp. in rocklike masses; halite …   English World dictionary

• rock salt — noun naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride • Syn: ↑halite • Hypernyms: ↑sodium chloride, ↑common salt, ↑mineral • Substance Meronyms: ↑sodium, ↑Na, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• rock salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses. [1700 10] * * * …   Universalium

• rock salt — noun Date: 1693 common salt occurring in solid form as a mineral; also salt artificially prepared in large crystals or masses …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rock-salt — n. Common salt (as found in mines), mineral salt …   New dictionary of synonyms

• rock salt — noun a) The mineral halite b) Coarsely ground common salt …   Wiktionary

• rock salt — noun common salt occurring naturally as a mineral …   English new terms dictionary

• rock salt — /ˈrɒk sɒlt/ (say rok solt) noun a common salt (sodium chloride), occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses …