halogen
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἅλς (hals, “salt”) + -gen (“produce”), referring to elements which produce a salt in union with a metal.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
halogen (plural halogens)
- (chemistry) Any element of group 7, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.
Translations [edit]
any element of group 7
