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halogenous

halogenous adjective: of a compound: containing a halogen as part of the molecule.

Adjective

halogenous (not comparable)

  1. Of a compound: containing a halogen as part of the molecule.

Origin of halogenous

From halogen + -ous.

Questions about halogenous

What does halogenous mean?
Halogenous means of a compound: containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
What part of speech is halogenous?
Halogenous is an adjective.

Words near halogenous in the dictionary

  1. halogenoalkane
  2. halogenobenzyl
  3. halogenoderma
  4. halogenodermas
  5. halogenohydrocarbon
  6. halogenous
  7. halogens
  8. halogeton
  9. halogetons
  10. halography
  11. halohydric

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