any of various halocarbons, esp. those containing bromine, used in fire extinguishers, fertilizers, etc. and thought to harm the ozone layer
Origin of halon
hal(o)- + -onhalon
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halon
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Any of several halocarbons used as fire-extinguishing agents.
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Any of several compounds consisting of one or two carbon atoms combined with bromine and one or more other halogens. Halons are gases and are used as fire-extinguishing agents. They are between three and ten times more destructive to the ozone layer than CFCs are.
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Noun
(plural halons)
- (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
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