alkyl halide

alkyl halide

noun Chemistry.
a compound with the type formula RX, where R is an alkyl group and X is a halogen.

Origin:
1895–1900
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Alkyl halide is always a great word to know.
So is alcohol. Does it mean:
any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and ?OH a hydroxyl group
an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule
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alkyl halide

noun
organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane 
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