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Plural of halide

regular plural

The plural of halide is halides.

Forms of halide

Singularhalide /ˈheɪ.laɪd/
Pluralhalides
Countablecountable

Halides in a sentence

  • sulfur halides such as disulfur dichloride
  • Yes, heating is a problem with basically any reef set-up in the summer in a non-ACed house, and halides make it worse.1996 November 12, Sanjay Mani, “Jeff Pfohl's Web Page”, in rec.aquaria.marine.reefs (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026
  • The reversible discoloration of alkali halides was originally observed by E.1954, The American Mineralogist, volume 39, page 616. From the entry tenebrescence

Meaning of halide

  1. noun Any salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).
  2. noun Such a salt with a single halogen atom.
  3. noun The anionic form of a halogen atom (a group 17 element).

Full definition of halide

Questions about the plural of halide

What is the plural of halide?
The plural of halide is halides.
Is halide countable?
Halide is a countable noun.

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