polyhalite
noun
polyhalite is spelled P-O-L-Y-H-A-L-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyhalite means “A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyhalite is polyhalites.
How many letters and syllables are in polyhalite?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-H-A-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polyhalite?
Polyhalite appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of polyhalite
- polyhalites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyhalite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyhalite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mineral:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does polyhalite come from?
From German Polyhalit, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) + Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls) + -ite. Polyhalite is unrelated to halite other than name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).