halogenated

Variant of halogenate

halogenate definition

halo·gen·ate (hal′ō jə nāt′, hal′ə-; hə lä′jə nāt′)

transitive verb halogenated -·at′ed, halogenating -·at′·ing

  1. to treat with a halogen or with a hydrogen halogen
  2. to introduce a halogen, usually chlorine or bromine, into (a compound)

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