halon

See also: Halon and hálón

English

Etymology

Blend of halogen + carbon

Noun

halon (plural halons)

  1. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (more precisely haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
    • 2009 February 12, Azadeh Ensha, “A Cellphone That Is Made With the Environment in Mind”, in New York Times:
      The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhalon/, [ˈha.l̪on̪]
  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔalon/, [ˈʔa.l̪on̪] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lon
  • Homophone: alon

Noun

hálon (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. swallow
    Synonym: hamil

Derived terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

halon

  1. accusative singular of halo

Finnish

Noun

halon

  1. genitive singular of halko

Noun

halon

  1. genitive singular of halo

Anagrams

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ha‧lon
  • IPA(key): /haˈlon/, [haˈlon]

Noun

halón

  1. shadow
    Synonym: landong

Hungarian

Etymology

hal + -on

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒlon]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lon

Noun

halon

  1. superessive singular of hal

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halōną. Cognate to Middle Dutch halen.

Verb

halōn

  1. to call, appoint
  2. to fetch, get

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: hālen

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French halon.

Noun

halon n (uncountable)

  1. halon

Declension

Swedish

Noun

halon c

  1. definite singular of halo
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