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halohydrin

halohydrin noun: any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.

Noun

halohydrin (plural halohydrins)

  1. Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.

Forms of halohydrin

pluralhalohydrins

Origin of halohydrin

From halo- + hydro- + -in.

Questions about halohydrin

What does halohydrin mean?
Halohydrin means any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.
What part of speech is halohydrin?
Halohydrin is a noun.
What is the plural of halohydrin?
The plural of halohydrin is halohydrins.

Words near halohydrin in the dictionary

  1. halogens
  2. halogeton
  3. halogetons
  4. halography
  5. halohydric
  6. halohydrin
  7. halohydrins
  8. halohydrocarbon
  9. halohydrocarbons
  10. halohydroxylation
  11. halohydroxylations

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