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polyhaloalkane

polyhaloalkane noun: any of very many aliphatic organic compounds derived from a hydrocarbon by the replacement of two or more hydrogen atoms with those of a halogen.

Noun

polyhaloalkane (plural polyhaloalkanes)

  1. Any of very many aliphatic organic compounds derived from a hydrocarbon by the replacement of two or more hydrogen atoms with those of a halogen

Forms of polyhaloalkane

pluralpolyhaloalkanes

Origin of polyhaloalkane

From poly- + halo- + alkane.

Questions about polyhaloalkane

What does polyhaloalkane mean?
Polyhaloalkane means any of very many aliphatic organic compounds derived from a hydrocarbon by the replacement of two or more hydrogen atoms with those of a halogen.
What part of speech is polyhaloalkane?
Polyhaloalkane is a noun.
What is the plural of polyhaloalkane?
The plural of polyhaloalkane is polyhaloalkanes.

Words near polyhaloalkane in the dictionary

  1. polygyrous
  2. polyhaemia
  3. polyhaline
  4. polyhalite
  5. polyhalites
  6. polyhaloalkane
  7. polyhaloalkanes
  8. polyhalogenated
  9. polyhalogenation
  10. polyhalogeno
  11. polyhandicap

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