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oxyhalide

oxyhalide noun: any anion (and corresponding salt) in which a central atom is bonded to both oxygen and a halogen.

Noun

oxyhalide (plural oxyhalides)

  1. Any anion (and corresponding salt) in which a central atom is bonded to both oxygen and a halogen

Forms of oxyhalide

pluraloxyhalides

Origin of oxyhalide

From oxy- + halide.

Questions about oxyhalide

What does oxyhalide mean?
Oxyhalide means any anion (and corresponding salt) in which a central atom is bonded to both oxygen and a halogen.
What part of speech is oxyhalide?
Oxyhalide is a noun.
What is the plural of oxyhalide?
The plural of oxyhalide is oxyhalides.

Words near oxyhalide in the dictionary

  1. oxyhaemochromogen
  2. oxyhaemocyanin
  3. oxyhaemocyanins
  4. oxyhaemoglobin
  5. oxyhaemoglobins
  6. oxyhalide
  7. oxyhalides
  8. oxyhalogenation
  9. oxyhalogenations
  10. oxyhemocyanin
  11. oxyhemodynamic

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