halon

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See also: Halon and hálón

English

Etymology

Blend of halogen +‎ carbon

Noun

halon (plural halons)

  1. (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon (more precisely haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens
    Synonym: haloalkane
    • 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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Anagrams

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhalon/
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔalon/ (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lon
  • Homophone: alon

Noun

hálon (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. swallow
    Synonym: hamil

Derived terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Noun

halon

  1. accusative singular of halo

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

halon

  1. genitive singular of halko

Etymology 2

Noun

halon

  1. genitive singular of halo

Etymology 3

Verb

halon

  1. first-person singular present indicative of halkoa

Anagrams

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈlon/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lon

Noun

halón

  1. shadow
    Synonym: landong

Hungarian

Etymology

hal +‎ -on

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lon

Noun

halon

  1. superessive singular of hal

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halōną. Cognate to Middle Dutch halen.

Verb

halōn

  1. to call, appoint
  2. 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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French halon.

Noun

halon n (uncountable)

  1. halon

Declension

declension of halon (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) halon halonul
genitive/dative (unui) halon halonului
vocative halonule

Swedish

Noun

halon c

  1. definite singular of halo
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