"halohydrin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: halohydrins [plural]
Etymology: From halo- + hydro- + -in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|halo-|hydro-|-in}} halo- + hydro- + -in Head templates: {{en-noun}} halohydrin (plural halohydrins)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms. Related terms: bromohydrin, chlorohydrin, fluorohydrin, iodohydrin, cyanohydrin, epoxide

Inflected forms

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