haloalcohol

H4A1L1O1A1L1C3O1H4O1L1

noun

halohydrin

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounhaloalcohol (plural haloalcohols)

plural haloalcohols

  1. halohydrin

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
  4. Englishhalo-
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishhaloalcohol

From halo- + alcohol.

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APA

haloalcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haloalcohol

MLA

“haloalcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haloalcohol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haloalcohol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haloalcohol.

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