halocarbon
halocarbon
Definition
halo·carbon (hal′ə kär′bən)
noun
any of a class of organic compounds containing carbon, one or more halogens, and sometimes hydrogen: used as an aerosol and refrigerant, and polymerized to make plastics
halocarbon
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- gas: The halocarbon gases, like Halons, react directly with the fire to terminate the combustion process.
Browse dictionary entries near halocarbon
- halobiont
- halo-
- halo effect
- halo
- Halmahera
- hallway
- hallux
- hallucinosis
- hallucinogen
- hallucinatory
- halocline
- halogen
- halogenate
- halogeton
- haloid
- haloperidol
- halophile
- halophyte
- halothane
- Hals
