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rock salt

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. halite, rock saltnoun

    naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride

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  1. rock saltnoun

    The mineral halite

  2. rock saltnoun

    Coarsely ground common salt

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  1. rock salt

    Rock salt is a natural mineral made up of sodium and chloride, often known as halite or sodium chloride. It forms when sea water evaporates, and typically appears as a clear or white crystalline solid. It is commonly used for de-icing roads in winter, and also in cooking as table salt. The mineral is frequently mined from salt mines where it's abundant in large deposits.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rock salt in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rock salt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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    The bar at the hotel keeps the dismembered toes in rock salt in order to dry them out. (Downtown Hotel) We then sit them in rock salt for six weeks and they become preserved. We remove the toes from the salt each time we use them and try to rotate them each week.

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