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halogen

ha·lo·gen

UK/ˈhæl.ə.d͡ʒən/ US/ˈheɪ.lə.d͡ʒən/ fairly common

noun

1.

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt" or "sea”) + γεν- (gen-), "to produce" (coined by Berzelius in 1842). By surface analysis, halo- (“salt”) + -gen (“forming”).

Phrases

  • halogen lamp
  • halogen oven
  • halogen stove

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