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halocarbon

halocarbon noun: any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s).

Noun

halocarbon (plural halocarbons)

  1. any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)

Forms of halocarbon

pluralhalocarbons

Origin of halocarbon

From halo- + carbon.

Questions about halocarbon

What does halocarbon mean?
Halocarbon means any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s).
What part of speech is halocarbon?
Halocarbon is a noun.
What is the plural of halocarbon?
The plural of halocarbon is halocarbons.

Words near halocarbon in the dictionary

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

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