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halogen

[hal-uh-juhn, -jen, hay-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

This process allows researchers to control which halogen atoms, including chlorine, bromine, or iodine, attach to the surface.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026

Another problem is the illegal retrofitting of LED bulbs, especially when fitted into units designed for halogen.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 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

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

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

The researchers now want to investigate ways to confine the molten salts, potentially using halogens or carbon-based materials, which could make the salts easier to separate and process while improving their stability.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

In this section, we will examine the occurrence, preparation, and properties of halogens.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Cl, Br, I, are called halogens or haloids, and exist in compounds—salts—in sea water.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams


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