Etymology

halocarbon

H4A1L1O1C3A1R1B3O1N1

Today it means: any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s) Full definition →

English carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
  4. Englishhalo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  6. Latincarbōnem
  7. Frenchcarbone
  8. Englishcarbon
  9. English todayhalocarbon

From halo- + carbon.

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