halon
See also: Halon and hálón
English
Etymology
Blend of halogen + carbon
Noun
halon (plural halons)
- (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (more precisely haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens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.
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Translations
Translations
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See also
- Haloalkane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Lohan
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧lon
- IPA(key): /ˈhalon/
- IPA(key): /ˈʔalon/ (h-dropping)
Noun
hálon
- swallow
- Synonym: hamil
Derived terms
- halanohan
- halonan
- halonon
- maghalon
Esperanto
Pronunciation
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Noun
halon
- accusative singular of halo
Finnish
Noun
halon
- genitive singular of halko
Noun
halon
- genitive singular of halo
Anagrams
- alhon, lahon
Hiligaynon
Noun
halón
- shadow
Hungarian
Etymology
hal + -on
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɒlon]
- Hyphenation: ha‧lon
Noun
halon
- superessive singular of hal
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *halōną. Cognate to Middle Dutch halen.
Verb
halōn
- to call, appoint
- to fetch, get
Conjugation
Conjugation of halon (weak class 2)
infinitive | halon | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | halon | haloda |
2nd person singular | halos | halodes |
3rd person singular | halod | haloda |
plural | haliod | halodun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | halo | halodi |
2nd person singular | halos | halodis |
3rd person singular | halo | halodi |
plural | halion | halodin |
imperative | present | |
singular | halo | |
plural | haliod | |
participle | present | past |
halondi | gihalod, halod |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: hālen
- Low German: halen
Romanian
Etymology
From French halon.
Noun
halon n (uncountable)
- halon
Declension
declension of halon (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) halon | halonul |
genitive/dative | (unui) halon | halonului |
vocative | halonule |
Swedish
Noun
halon c
- definite singular of halo.