halogen
See also: Halogen
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt" or "sea”) + γεν- (gen-), "to produce" (coined by Berzelius in 1842).[1]
Pronunciation
- enPR: hălʹə-jən, hāʹlə-jən
- IPA(key): /ˈhæl.ə.d͡ʒən/, /ˈheɪ.lə.d͡ʒən/
Audio (southern England) (file)
Noun
halogen (plural halogens)
- (chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.
- A light fixture in which the filament is surrounded by an atmosphere of a halogen gas,
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
any element of group 17
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a light fixture
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “halogen”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Catalan
Derived terms
- halogenat
- pseudohalogen
Further reading
- “halogen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦaloɡɛn]
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt" or "sea”) + -gen.
Noun
halogen n (definite singular halogenet, indefinite plural halogen or halogener, definite plural halogena or halogenene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls) + -gen.
Romanian
Adjective
halogen m or n (feminine singular halogenă, masculine plural halogeni, feminine and neuter plural halogene)
Declension
Declension of halogen
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | halogen | halogenă | halogeni | halogene | ||
definite | halogenul | halogena | halogenii | halogenele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | halogen | halogene | halogeni | halogene | ||
definite | halogenului | halogenei | halogenilor | halogenelor |
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