ALKYL HALIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane

Synonyms:

alkyl halide; haloalkane

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("alkyl halide" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alkyl halide"):

haloform (compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom)

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