Dihalide

//daɪˈheɪlaɪd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A two-halogen-atom salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).

Etymology

From di- + halide.

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