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cryptohalite

noun
cryp·​to·​halite | \ ˌkriptō+\

Definition of cryptohalite

: a rare mineral consisting of ammonium fluosilicate (NH4)2SiF6

History and Etymology for cryptohalite

International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + halite; originally formed as Italian criptoalite

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