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dihalo

dihalo noun: two halogen atoms in a compound.

Noun

dihalo (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Two halogen atoms in a compound

Origin of dihalo

From di- + halo.

Questions about dihalo

What does dihalo mean?
Dihalo means two halogen atoms in a compound.
What part of speech is dihalo?
Dihalo is a noun.

Words near dihalo in the dictionary

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

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