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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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