hal·ide (h l  d , h ld)n. A chemical compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or group. |
halide [ˈhælaɪd], halid [ˈhælɪd]
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1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a binary compound containing a halogen atom or ion in combination with a more electropositive element
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any organic compound containing halogen atoms in its molecules
| halide (hld, hld) A chemical compound consisting of a halogen and another element, especially a strongly electropositive metal such as sodium or potassium. Salt is a halide. |
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| Noun | 1. | halide - a salt of any halogen acid bromide - any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs fluoride - a salt of hydrofluoric acid iodide - a salt or ester of hydriodic acid salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) chloride - any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion) tetrahalide - any halide containing four halogen atoms in its molecules |
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