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haloalkyl

haloalkyl noun: any alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by a halogen atom.

Noun

haloalkyl (plural haloalkyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by a halogen atom.

Forms of haloalkyl

pluralhaloalkyls

Origin of haloalkyl

From halo- + alkyl.

Questions about haloalkyl

What does haloalkyl mean?
Haloalkyl means any alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by a halogen atom.
What part of speech is haloalkyl?
Haloalkyl is a noun.
What is the plural of haloalkyl?
The plural of haloalkyl is haloalkyls.

Words near haloalkyl in the dictionary

  1. haloalkenes
  2. haloalkenyl
  3. haloalkenyls
  4. haloalkoxy
  5. haloalkoxys
  6. haloalkyl
  7. haloalkylating
  8. haloalkylation
  9. haloalkylations
  10. haloalkyls
  11. haloalkyne

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