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Galician
Noun
halógeno m (plural halógenos, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of halóxeno
References
- “halógeno” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish halogen, coined by chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius based on Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”), due to the nature of halides, the salt compounds that halogens form with metals. By surface analysis, halo- + -geno.
Pronunciation
Noun
halógeno m (plural halógenos)
- (inorganic chemistry) halogen
Adjective
halógeno (feminine halógena, masculine plural halógenos, feminine plural halógenas)
- (relational) halogen
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