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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).

   "sulfur halides such as disulfur dichloride"

2. 2
   a salt of any halogen acid wordnet
3. 3
   Any salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid).; Such a salt with a single halogen atom. especially

   "Potassium iodide is a halide."

4. 4
   The anionic form of a halogen atom (a group 17 element).

   "Iodide is a halide."

Synonyms

All synonyms

alcoholchemicalhalogenide

Example

More examples

"sulfur halides such as disulfur dichloride"

Etymology

From hal(ogen) + -ide.

Related phrases

acyl halidealkyl halidehydrogen halidemetal halide lampselenyl halidevinyl halide

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