Definition of Halide

1. Noun. A salt of any halogen acid.

Specialized synonyms: Bromide, Fluoride, Iodide, Chloride, Tetrahalide
Generic synonyms: Salt

Definition of Halide

1. Noun. (chemistry) A salt of any halogen acid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Halide

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Halide

1. A salt of a halogen. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Halide

halfwittedness
halfwittery
halfword
halfwords
halibut
halibut-liver oil
halibut liver oil
halibuts
halichondriae
halichondrid
halichondrids
halichondrin
halicore
halicores
halid
halide (current term)
halides
halidom
halidome
halidomes
halidoms
halids
halier
haliers
halieutic
halieutics
halimot
halimote
halimotes
halimots

Literary usage of Halide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"(e) A change in the concentration of the salt and the alkyl halide does not appreciably change the ratio of the N-ester to the 0-ester because there is no ..."

2. Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting by Paul Waide, Satoshi Tanishima, International Energy Agency (2006)
"The high CRI, high efficacy and good optics of ceramic metal halide lamps make ... Ceramic metal halide lamps were first demonstrated in the early 1980s but ..."

3. The Silver Bromide Grain of Photographic Emulsions by Adrian Peter Herman Trivelli, Samuel Edward Sheppard (1921)
"In his later work, however, he vigorously and often defends the theory of the heterogeneity of silver halide grains in photographic emulsions. ..."

4. Handbook of Metallurgy by Carl Schnabel (1907)
"A.—THE EXTRACTION OF ALUMINIUM BY PRECIPITATION OF THE METAL WITH MAGNESIUM OR SODIUM FROM ITS FUSED halide. Since this method is no longer practised, ..."

5. Protection of Chemical and Water Infrastructure: Federal Requirements by William O. Jenkins, Jr. (2005)
"Metal halide Ballasts and Starters HID lamps require ballasts to regulate ... Smaller metal halide and HPS lamps, on the other hand, do not contain starting ..."

6. A Contribution to the Study of the Relation Between Color and Constitution by Lucas Petrou Kyriakides (1911)
"THE STANNIC halide DOUBLE SALTS. These were prepared by dissolving the components in dry, thiophene-free benzol, and adding, usually, the solution of the ..."

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