Haloid
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Haloid is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Any haloid substance.
Meaning
(chemistry) Any haloid substance.
More Meanings
- (chemistry) Resembling salt; said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes the fluorides and cyanides.
Word Forms
- haloids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include xerox, unaltered, halided, halogenous, halohydric, hypohalous.
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