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Halon

Halon

See also: halon and hálón

German

Noun

Halon n (genitive Halons, plural Halone)

  1. (organic chemistry) halon

Declension

halon

halon

See also: Halon and hálón

English

Noun

halon (plural halons)

  1. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens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.

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Esperanto

Noun

halon

  1. accusative singular of halo

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

halon

  1. Genitive singular form of halko.

Etymology 2

Noun

halon

  1. Genitive singular form of halo.

Anagrams


Hiligaynon

Noun

halón

  1. shadow

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

halon

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

Conjugation

Descendants


Swedish

Noun

halon c

  1. definite singular of halo