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nounhalon (plural halons)
plural halons
- chemistryA hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens.
The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.
2009 February 12, Azadeh Ensha, “A Cellphone That Is Made With the Environment in Mind”, in New York TimesSynonyms: haloalkane
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nounA hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens.
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Chinese Mandarin 海龍 /海龙, 哈龍 /哈龙
- 海龍 /海龙 (hǎilóng)hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
- 哈龍 /哈龙 (hālóng)hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
Finnish haloni
- halonihydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
French halon
- halonhydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
German Halogenwasserstoff, Halogenkohlenwasserstoff
- Halogenwasserstoffhydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
- Halogenkohlenwasserstoffhydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
Russian хладо́н, гало́н
- хладо́н (xladón)hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
- гало́н (galón)hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
Vietnamese halon
- halonhydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
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halon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halon
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“halon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halon.
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