rock salt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rok sawlt]
- /rɒk sɔlt/
- /rɒk sɔːlt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok sawlt]
- /rɒk sɔlt/

Definitions of rock salt words

noun rock salt common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses. 1
noun rock salt sodium chloride occurring in rocks 1
uncountable noun rock salt Rock salt is salt that is formed in the ground. It is obtained by mining. 0
noun rock salt common salt, natural sodium chloride, occurring in solid form, esp. in rocklike masses; halite 0

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Origin of rock salt

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Rock salt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rock salt

rock salt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rock salt usage trend in Literature

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