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hypohalite

hypohalite noun: any salt of a hypohalous acid, having a general formula M(OX)ₙ.

Noun

hypohalite (plural hypohalites)

  1. any salt of a hypohalous acid, having a general formula M(OX)ₙ

Forms of hypohalite

pluralhypohalites

Questions about hypohalite

What does hypohalite mean?
Hypohalite means any salt of a hypohalous acid, having a general formula M(OX)ₙ.
What part of speech is hypohalite?
Hypohalite is a noun.
What is the plural of hypohalite?
The plural of hypohalite is hypohalites.

Words near hypohalite in the dictionary

  1. hypogyny
  2. hypogyration
  3. hypogyrification
  4. hypohaemia
  5. hypohaline
  6. hypohalite
  7. hypohalites
  8. hypohalogeneous
  9. hypohalous
  10. hypohalous acid
  11. hypohalous acids

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