halogen

halogen
halogen (n.) general name for elements of the chlorine family, 1842, from Swedish, coined by Swedish chemist Baron Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848), lit. "salt-producer," from Gk. hals "salt" (see HALO- (Cf. halo-)) + -gen "giving birth to" (see -GEN (Cf. -gen)); so called because a salt is formed in reactions involving these four elements.

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  • halogen — HALOGÉN, Ă, halogeni, e, s.m., adj. 1. s.m. Nume generic pentru elementele fluor, clor, brom, iod şi astatiniu, care se pot combina direct cu metalele, dând săruri. 2. adj. Care dă naştere la săruri. – Din fr. halogène. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007 …   Dicționar Român

  • halogen — ► NOUN 1) Chemistry any of the group of reactive, non metallic elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine. 2) (before another noun ) using a filament surrounded by halogen vapour: a halogen bulb. ORIGIN from Greek hals salt …   English terms dictionary

  • Halogen — Hal o*gen (h[a^]l [ o]*j[e^]n), n. [Gr. a ls, alo s, salt + gen: cf. F. halog[ e]ne.] (Chem.) An electro negative element or radical, which, by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, and iodine;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Halogen — ↑ Salz …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • halogen — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. halogennie, zwykle w lm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} pierwiastek chemiczny, jeden z grupy bardzo aktywnych chemicznie niemetali (należą do nich: fluor, chlor, brom, jod …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • halogen — [hal′ə jən] n. [ HALO + GEN] any of the five very reactive, nonmetallic chemical elements making up group VIIA of the periodic table: fluorine is the smallest and most reactive of the group, and astatine is the largest and least reactive: see the …   English World dictionary

  • Halogen — The halogens or halogen elements are a series of nonmetal elements from Group 17 IUPAC Style (formerly: VII, VIIA, or Group 7) of the periodic table, comprising fluorine, F; chlorine, Cl; bromine, Br; iodine, I; and astatine, At. The undiscovered …   Wikipedia

  • Halogen —     …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • halogen — I UK [ˈhælədʒen] / US [ˈhælədʒən] noun [countable] Word forms halogen : singular halogen plural halogens chemistry a chemical element belonging to a group of five that combine with metals to form salts II UK [ˈhælədʒen] / US [ˈhælədʒən] adjective …   English dictionary

  • halogen — hal|o|gen [ˈhælədʒən] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Swedish; Origin: Greek hals salt ] 1.) a halogen light uses halogen gas to produce light halogen bulb/lamp/light etc 2.) one of a group of five simple chemical substances that make ↑compounds easily …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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