Meanings
verbhalogenate (third-person singular simple present halogenates, present participle halogenating, simple past and past participle halogenated)
present singular third person halogenates · participle present halogenating · participle past halogenated · past halogenated
- transitivechemistryTo treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid.
Origin
From halogen + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish halogenoida
- halogenoidato treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
French halogéner
- halogénerto treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
German halogenieren
- halogenierento treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
Italian alogenare
- alogenareto treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
Polish fluorowcować
- fluorowcowaćto treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
Portuguese halogenar
- halogenarto treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
Romanian halogena
- halogenato treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
Russian галогенизи́ровать, галогени́ровать
- галогенизи́ровать (galogenizírovatʹ)to treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
- галогени́ровать (galogenírovatʹ)to treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
- галоиди́ровать (galoidírovatʹ)to treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
Spanish halogenar
- halogenarto treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid
Cite this entry
APA
halogenate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halogenate
MLA
“halogenate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halogenate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halogenate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halogenate.
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