Halogen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhæl.ə.d͡ʒən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Halogen is a noun meaning (chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.
Meaning
(chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.
More Meanings
- A light fixture in which the filament is surrounded by an atmosphere of a halogen gas.
Example Sentences
Plant 12 also stored super sacks of bromochloro-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (BCDMH), which is a granular solid oxidizer with a halogen odor that, in addition to chlorine gas and hydrogen chloride, can also release bromine gas and hydrogen bromide upon decomposition.
Word Forms
- halogens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include halide, halogenated, tungsten, halogenide, dihalogen, halogenite.
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