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hal⋅ide

[hal-ahyd, -id, hey-lahyd, -lid]
–noun
1. a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a halide.

Origin:
1875–80; hal(ogen) + -ide
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hal·ide   (hāl'īd', hā'līd')   
n.  A chemical compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or group.
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Main Entry: ha·lide
Pronunciation: 'hal-"Id, 'hA-"lId
Function: noun
: a binary compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or radical
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halide hal·ide (hāl'īd', hā'līd')
n.
A chemical compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or group.

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