Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of five chemically related nonmetallic elements including fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine.
- adjective Of or relating to the group of elements that are halogens.
- adjective Of or relating to a bright incandescent light bulb containing a halogen gas that prevents the filament from disintegrating at higher temperatures.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., an element that forms a compound of a saline nature by its direct union with a metal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An electro-negative element or radical, which, by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, and iodine; sometimes, also cyanogen. See Chlorine family, under
chlorine .
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- noun chemistry Any
element of group 7, i.e.fluorine ,chlorine ,bromine ,iodine andastatine , which form a salt by direct union with a metal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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All the halogen is obtained with the washing liquid in the form of sodium halide, all the sulphur in the form of sulphuric acid.
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There is a group of closely allied elements to which the name halogen
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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Tungsten halogen bulbs are actually another type of incandescent bulb; they are often simply called halogen bulbs.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Tungsten halogen bulbs are actually another type of incandescent bulb; they are often simply called halogen bulbs.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Tungsten halogen bulbs are actually another type of incandescent bulb; they are often simply called halogen bulbs.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Tungsten halogen bulbs are actually another type of incandescent bulb; they are often simply called halogen bulbs.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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FLUORIDES - One of several compounds is used to add fluoride ions to the public water supply Sodium fluoride, one of the most used, is one of the deadliest forms of what is called halogen salts.
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If we would have used halogen, which is standard for fiber optic illuminators we would have had to have added four more PV modules (is a lesson here for homeowners and their appliances and lighting).
RVABlogs 2008
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GE has consumers covered each step of the way with a variety of alternatives such as halogen, CFL and LED bulbs-available today-that already meet the new efficiency standards.
GE Unveils Unique Hybrid Halogen-CFL Light Bulb Coming in 2011 - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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New and established technologies such as halogen and energy-saving light bulbs will continue to exist side-by-side on the market for many years to come.
Nano Tech Wire 2010
Prolagus commented on the word halogen
Why is halogen here? It's "something that makes a salt" in ancient Greek...
March 31, 2008