| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun halogen.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (halogen) | 1. Any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions.[Wordnet]. 2. An electro-negative element or radical, which, by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine, bromine, and iodine; sometimes, also, fluorine and cyanogen.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HALOGENS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1881. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HALOGENS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Aerospace | A group of five nonmetallic elements, including fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine. (references) | ||
| Health | A family of nonmetallic, generally electronegative, elements of group VIIa of the periodic table. They are all multivalent and have oxidation numbers of -1 (the most common), 1, 3, 5, and 7. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: halogen
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Halogen (band) | Halogen is a five-piece band from Perth Western, Australia, Australia. As of 2004, Halogen have released two EPs and a full-length album, entitled Save The Ones You Love. (references) | ||
| Halogen addition reaction | A halogen addition reaction is a simple organic reaction where a halogen molecule is added to the carbon-carbon double bond of an alkene functional group. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: halogen
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Halogen Light Bulb | Energy | A type of incandescent light bulb that lasts much longer and is more efficient than a standard incandescent light bulb. The light bulb uses a halogen gas, usually iodine or bromine, that causes the evaporating tungsten to be redeposited on the filament, thus prolonging its life. (references) | |
| Tungsten Halogen Lamp | Energy | A type of incandescent lamp that contains a halogen gas in the bulb, which reduces the filament evaporation rate increasing the lamp life. The high operating temperature and need for special fixtures limits their use to commercial applications and for use in projector lamps and spotlights. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: halogen | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Halogen | 43 | Carius halogen method | 3 | |
| Halogen lamp | 20 | Halogen | 43 | |
| Halogen addition reaction | 10 | Halogen (alternative meanings) | 2 | |
| Halogen bond | 10 | Halogen (band) | 7 | |
| Halogen (band) | 7 | Halogen addition reaction | 10 | |
| Low Smoke Zero Halogen | 4 | Halogen bond | 10 | |
| Carius halogen method | 3 | Halogen Communications Ltd | 2 | |
| Halogen dance rearrangement | 3 | Halogen dance rearrangement | 3 | |
| Halogen (alternative meanings) | 2 | Halogen lamp | 20 | |
| Halogen Communications Ltd | 2 | Low Smoke Zero Halogen | 4 | |
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