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Word comparison: halide vs. halogen
halide vs. halogen
halide
noun
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a halide.
halogen
noun
Chemistry.
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.