muối mỏ

Một công nhân đang khai thác muối mỏ trong hầm lò.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Rock salt: A naturally occurring mineral form of sodium chloride (NaCl) that is mined from underground deposits or salt mines, as opposed to sea salt which is obtained by evaporating seawater.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Muối mỏ thường được sử dụng trong công nghiệp và để làm tan băng trên đường. (Rock salt is often used in industry and for de-icing roads.)
  • Nhiều quốc gia có những mỏ khai thác muối mỏ lớn. (Many countries have large mines for extracting rock salt.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in geology, mining, and the chemical industry to specify the origin and form of the salt.

Variants and Related Words

• Muối ăn (n): Table salt; often refined from either rock salt or sea salt.
• Muối biển (n): Sea salt; salt produced by the evaporation of seawater.
• Mỏ muối (n): Salt mine; the location where rock salt is extracted.

Synonyms

• Halite: The mineralogical name for rock salt.
• Rock salt: The common English term.

Related Terms

• Khai thác mỏ (v): To mine; the process of extracting minerals like rock salt from the earth.
• Khoáng sản (n): Mineral resources; a category which includes rock salt.