halogen
IPA: hˈæɫʌdʒʌn
noun
- (chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.
- A light fixture in which the filament is surrounded by an atmosphere of a halogen gas.
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Examples of "halogen" in Sentences
- Chlorine is the preferred halogen atom.
- It is the heaviest of the discovered halogens.
- The halogen serves as terminal electron acceptor.
- Halogens are reactive enough to for diatomic molecules.
- In halogen bonding, a halogen atom is the electron acceptor.
- I had thought Astatine is the least reactive of the halogens.
- A halogen or halogen compound is absorbed in the charcoal layer.
- A halogen or halogen compound is adsorbed in the charcoal layer.
- The halogen source provides halogen at a predetermined temperature.
- Like the other halogens, iodine occurs as a diatomic molecule I2, not the atom.
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