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Synonyms for halogen

Grammar : Noun
Spell : hal-uh-juh n, -jen, hey-luh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæl ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈheɪ lə-


Définition of halogen

Origin :
  • general name for elements of the chlorine family, 1842, from Swedish, coined by Swedish chemist Baron Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848), literally "salt-producer," from Greek hals "salt" (see halo-) + -gen "giving birth to" (see -gen); so called because a salt is formed in reactions involving these four elements.
  • As in chlorine : noun element
Example sentences :
  • The products in question have the characteristics of solid solutions of the halogen.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • It is decomposed by the halogen elements and also by sulphuretted hydrogen.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 » by Various
  • Halogens do not act directly on water, hence we may not properly speak of halogen substitution products.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 822 » by Various
  • Halogen, hal′o-jen, n. a substance which by combination with a metal forms a saline compound.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various
  • The halogen compounds of mercury, we should have mentioned, also sublime, the red iodide giving a yellow sublimate.
  • Extract from : « A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe » by Anonymous
  • Compounds containing oxides and fluorides, &c., do not lend themselves to the method of determining the halogen by difference.
  • Extract from : « A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. » by Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
  • The same absorbent quantitatively takes up any halogen and sulphur which may be present.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 » by Various
  • The same as Method 1, except that after ignition of the saponified mixture the halogen was determined by weighing as silver iodid.
  • Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various
  • It combines with the halogen elements with great energy, burning brilliantly in chlorine to form antimony trichloride (SbCl3).
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • This change only occurs when the halogen atom is in the ortho- or para- position to the -N2- group.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 » by Various

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