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halogen

[hal-uh-juhn, -jen, hey-luh-] / ˈhæl ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈheɪ lə- /
NOUN
chlorine
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He did a more-than-competent job—he was Rossini after all—but the result always reminds me of shining a halogen light into a place of hallowed dim.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Also, LED lights "are a lot more directional, so you've got this much brighter, whiter light in a very directional point hitting your eye compared to the more diffuse halogen ones".

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

The beam is whiter, more focused and brighter than the more diffuse light from halogen lamps fitted in older cars.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

When a simple halogen lamp illuminates the tiny cavities, the light inside is captured as if in a trap.

From Science Daily Oct. 23, 2025

Luke held the door, and they both squinted into the bright halogen of the store.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Firstly, they are two to three times as bright as traditional halogens, and their "colour temperature" is bluer and whiter, which mimics natural daylight.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

Researchers also found that halogens interact with oil field emissions to form free radicals, which later become more stable compounds capable of traveling long distances.

From Science Daily Dec. 29, 2025

A team from France and Germany has now studied the rapid decay of molecules containing halogens.

From Science Daily Dec. 2, 2024

This section will conclude with some applications of halogens.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

With substances containing halogens, it is advisable to place, after the copper oxide tube, a small washing flask containing potassium iodide solution.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various




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