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halide definition

hal·ide (hal′īd, -id; hā′līd′, -lid)

noun

a compound in which a halogen is combined with a certain element, radical, etc.

Etymology: hal(ogen) + -ide

adjective

haloid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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