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Halogen

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halidenoun(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).
halogenated(chemistry) Treated or reacted with a halogen.
tungstennounA rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.
halogenidenoun(chemistry, rare) Synonym of halide.
dihalogennoun(inorganic chemistry) A diatomic molecule of a halogen
halogenitenoun(chemistry) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
chlorinenounA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
radiohalogennoun(chemistry, physics) Any radioactive isotope of a halogen
organohalogennoun(organic chemistry) An organic compound containing a halogen.
halogenohydrocarbonnounA hydrocarbon molecule with a halogen atom attached.
interhalogennoun(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of two different halogens; an interhalogen compound
chlorinnoun(organic chemistry) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
brominenoun(uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
halogenationnoun(chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
fluoronium ionnoun(chemistry) any halonium ion in which the halogen is fluorine
bromonium ionnoun(chemistry) Any halonium ion in which the halogen is bromine.
interhalogen compoundnoun(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of two different halogens
tennessinenounThe chemical element (halogen) with atomic number 117.
pentahalidenoun(chemistry) Any halide containing five halogen atoms
halonium ionnoun(chemistry) Any cation of the general formula R₂X⁺, where X is any halogen.

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