Associations to the word «Halocarbon»

Wiktionary

HALOCARBON, noun. (organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)

Dictionary definition

HALOCARBON, noun. One of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens.

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis