halazone

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally a trade name.

Noun[edit]

halazone (countable and uncountable, plural halazones)

  1. p-sulphondichloraminobenzoic acid, a disinfectant used to sterilize water.
    In 1919 halazone was still a new compound for water treatment.
  2. (countable) A tablet of this disinfectant.