noun
organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
• Syn: ↑haloalkane
• Hypernyms: ↑organic compound
• Hyponyms: ↑haloform
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noun : a compound (as methyl iodide, ethyl bromide) of an alkyl group with a halogen
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Chem.
a compound with the type formula RX, where R is an alkyl group and X is a halogen.
[1895-1900]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.