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Complete Definition of "halogen"

English
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Etymology
From Greek ἅλς ‘salt’ + -gen ‘produce’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈhæləʤɛn/

Noun
en-noun

  1. chemistry Any element of group 7, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.

Translations
trans-top|any element of group 7
Chinese: 鹵 / 卤, 鹵素 / 卤素, 鹵族 / 卤族
Dutch: halogeen n
Estonian: halogeen
Finnish: halogeeni
French: halogène m
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German: Halogen n
Hungarian: halogén
Italian: alogeno m
Japanese: ハロゲン
Spanish: halógeno m
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Related terms
halide
quartz halogen lamp

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