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halo- definition

halo- (hal′ō, -ə)

  1. of the sea halobiont
  2. having to do with a salt halophyte
  3. having to do with a halogen haloid

Etymology: < Gr hals (gen. halos), salt, hence sea

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