English Explanatory Dictionary

halocarbon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)

Word forms

halocarbon halocarbons

Etymology

From halo- + carbon.

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