vinyl halide

noun

Any unsaturated alkyl halide of the form CH₂=CHX (where X represents a halogen atom)

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Meanings

nounvinyl halide (plural vinyl halides)

plural vinyl halides

  1. chemistryAny unsaturated alkyl halide of the form CH₂=CHX (where X represents a halogen atom)
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