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haloalkane

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Noun1.haloalkane - organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
haloform - compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom
organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical


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In animals, both of these cytokines may be affected by exposure to carbon tetrachloride, a haloalkane similar to chloroform, and to phosgene, a metabolite of chloroform (Sciuto et al.
The investigators manipulated the temperature and acidity of solutions containing crystals of haloalkane dehalogenase from a nitrogen-fixing bacterium, Xanthobacter autotrophicus.
Molecular formula: CCl2F2 2 ([2]) 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, also called simply tetrafluoroethane, R-134a, Genetron 134a, Suva 134a or HFC-134a, is a haloalkane refrigerant with thermodynamic properties similar to R-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane), but without its ozone depletion potential.
 
 
 
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