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halobutane

halobutane noun: any compound consisting of a butane molecule with one or more of the hydrogen atoms replaced by halogen atoms.

Noun

halobutane (plural halobutanes)

  1. Any compound consisting of a butane molecule with one or more of the hydrogen atoms replaced by halogen atoms.

Forms of halobutane

pluralhalobutanes

Origin of halobutane

From halo- + butane.

Questions about halobutane

What does halobutane mean?
Halobutane means any compound consisting of a butane molecule with one or more of the hydrogen atoms replaced by halogen atoms.
What part of speech is halobutane?
Halobutane is a noun.
What is the plural of halobutane?
The plural of halobutane is halobutanes.

Words near halobutane in the dictionary

  1. haloboration
  2. haloborations
  3. haloboronic
  4. haloboronic acid
  5. haloboronic acids
  6. halobutane
  7. halocapnine
  8. halocarbon
  9. halocarbons
  10. halochalcogenate
  11. halochalcogenates

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