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haloethane

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

Noun

haloethane (plural haloethanes)

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

Forms of haloethane

pluralhaloethanes

Origin of haloethane

From halo- + ethane.

Questions about haloethane

What does haloethane mean?
Haloethane means any compound consisting of a ethane molecule with one or more of the hydrogen atoms replaced by halogen atoms.
What part of speech is haloethane?
Haloethane is a noun.
What is the plural of haloethane?
The plural of haloethane is haloethanes.

Words near haloethane in the dictionary

  1. haloenones
  2. haloenzyme
  3. haloenzymes
  4. haloes
  5. haloesque
  6. haloethane
  7. haloether
  8. haloethers
  9. haloethylene
  10. haloethylenes
  11. halofantrine

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