Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for halogen. Search instead for hyalogen.
Definitions

halogen

[hal-uh-juhn, -jen, hey-luh-] / ˈhæl ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈheɪ lə- /
NOUN
chlorine
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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 housing for halogen bulbs is not compatible with LED bulbs, and a retrofitted car will not pass its annual MOT check-up.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

Their analysis revealed the persistence of halogen bonds between the cation and the anion guiding the sequential dynamics.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2024

The halogen bulbs were still installed, but the wires had come loose during Artemis’s investigations.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

The halogens form diatomic molecules in which each atom is involved in only one bond.

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




Vocabulary lists containing halogen


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com