Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rock salt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: rock- salt
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mineral halite.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Coarsely ground common salt, often used as road salt, as feedstock, or for other applications.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of sea salt, due to its rocky texture.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Farther to the southward, the rivers which are affluent to the Colorado, such as the Rio Virgen, and Gila river, near their mouths, are impregnated with salt by the cliffs of rock salt between which they pass."

Etymology

From rock + salt.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rock salts (plural) rocksalt (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

saltstone

Synonyms

sea salt due to its rocky texture halite

Questions

What does rock salt mean?: The mineral halite.
Where does rock salt come from?: From rock + salt.

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