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halogen

[hal-uh-juhn, -jen, hey-luh-] / ˈhæl ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈheɪ lə- /
NOUN
chlorine
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One already well-understood source of glare is drivers retrofitting their vehicles, replacing old halogen bulbs with LEDs.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

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

"Overall, our study highlights the potential for utilizing halogen bonds for fine-tuned functional control in photo-active supramolecular systems, with applications in fast multilevel optical data storage."

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

The danger bathed the world in a halogen glow that caused everything—the sweep of the rock, the orange and yellow lichens, the texture of the clouds—to stand out in brilliant relief.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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