| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A haloid substance.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Resembling salt; -- said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes also to the fluorides and cyanides.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb haloidly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (haloidly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective haloid.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HALOID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Common Expressions: HALOID
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Haloid salt | (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as sodium chloride. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
