HALOID

Etymology

Adjective

haloid (not comparable)

(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.

Noun

haloid (plural haloids)

(chemistry) Any haloid substance.

Anagrams

• Hoidal, dihalo

Source: Wiktionary


Ha"loid ( or ), a. Etym: [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s salt + -oid: cf. F. cal.] (Chem.)

Definition: 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 also to the fluorides and cyanides.

– n.

Definition: A haloid substance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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