Definition of Halocarbon

1. Noun. One of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens.

Generic synonyms: Organic Compound
Specialized synonyms: Fluorocarbon

Definition of Halocarbon

1. Noun. (chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s) ¹

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Definition of Halocarbon

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Halocarbon

halobacter
halobacteria
halobacteriaceae
halobacteriales
halobacterium
halobacterium salinarium
halobenzene
halobenzenes
halobiont
halobionts
haloborane
haloboranes
haloboration
haloboronic
haloboronic acid
halocarbon (current term)
halocarbons
halochromic
halochromism
halocline
haloclines
halococcus
halocyclization
halocyclizations
haloed
haloenol
haloenolate
haloenolates
haloenone
haloenones

Literary usage of Halocarbon

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

1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"halocarbon Laboratories, Division of halocarbon Products Corp., 887 Kinderkamack Rd., PO Box 661, River Ridge, NJ 07661. Fleming Laboratories, Inc., PO Box ..."

2. Recognition & Management of Pesticide Poisoning by Donald P. Morgan (1989)
"... Phosphorus Organic mercury Thallium Organophosphates Carbamate insecticides Nicotine Metaldehyde Borates halocarbon fumigante Organophosphates Carbamate ..."

3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Yield of isolated product. c Based upon halocarbon used. Carbon tetrachloride and trichlorosilane combined under the catalytic influence of ..."

4. The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: Technology Profiles (1993)
"Eighteen systems have been successfully installed in numerous industrial processes including CFC and halocarbon recovery from process vents and transfer ..."

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