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pseudohalide

pseudohalide noun: a chemical compound that is not a halide, but which resembles a halide in its charge and reactivity.

Noun

pseudohalide (plural pseudohalides)

  1. A chemical compound that is not a halide, but which resembles a halide in its charge and reactivity.

Forms of pseudohalide

pluralpseudohalides

Origin of pseudohalide

From pseudo- + halide.

Questions about pseudohalide

What does pseudohalide mean?
Pseudohalide means a chemical compound that is not a halide, but which resembles a halide in its charge and reactivity.
What part of speech is pseudohalide?
Pseudohalide is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudohalide?
The plural of pseudohalide is pseudohalides.

Words near pseudohalide in the dictionary

  1. pseudogynes
  2. pseudogynous
  3. pseudogyny
  4. pseudohaemal
  5. pseudohaiku
  6. pseudohalide
  7. pseudohalides
  8. pseudohalitosis
  9. pseudohallucination
  10. pseudohallucinations
  11. pseudohallucinatory

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