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dihalide

UK/daɪˈheɪlaɪd/

dihalide noun: a two-halogen-atom salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).

Noun

dihalide (plural dihalides)

  1. A two-halogen-atom salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).

Forms of dihalide

pluraldihalides

Origin of dihalide

From di- + halide.

Questions about dihalide

What does dihalide mean?
Dihalide means a two-halogen-atom salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).
What part of speech is dihalide?
Dihalide is a noun.
How do you pronounce dihalide?
Dihalide is pronounced /daɪˈheɪlaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of dihalide?
The plural of dihalide is dihalides.

Words near dihalide in the dictionary

  1. dih
  2. dihadron
  3. dihadronic
  4. dihadrons
  5. dihafnium
  6. dihalide
  7. dihalides
  8. dihalo
  9. dihaloalkane
  10. dihaloalkanes
  11. dihalocyclopropyl

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