halazone

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noun

p-sulphondichloraminobenzoic acid, a disinfectant used to sterilize water.

“In 1919 halazone was still a new compound for water treatment.”

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Meanings

nounhalazone (countable and uncountable, plural halazones)

plural halazones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryp-sulphondichloraminobenzoic acid, a disinfectant used to sterilize water.

    In 1919 halazone was still a new compound for water treatment.

  2. countableA tablet of this disinfectant.

Origin

Originally a trade name.

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APA

halazone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halazone

MLA

“halazone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halazone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halazone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halazone.

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