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halide
vs.
halogen
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halide
halide vs. halogen
halide
[
hal
-ahyd, -id,
hey
-lahyd, -lid ]
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noun
adjective
halogen
[
hal
-
uh
-j
uh
n, -jen,
hey
-l
uh
- ]
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noun
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.