halide

[ hal-ahyd, -id, hey-lahyd, -lid ]

/ ˈhæl aɪd, -ɪd, ˈheɪ laɪd, -lɪd /

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noun

a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a halide.

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Origin of halide

First recorded in 1875–80; hal(ogen) + -ide

Words nearby halide

halibut, Haliç, Halicarnassian, Halicarnassus, halicot, halide, halidom, halier, Halifax, Haligonian, haliplankton

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How to use halide in a sentence

Common perovskites used in photovoltaics are typically something like methylammonium lead halide, but the perovskite family includes thousands of materials that share the same crystal structure.
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Our lab in Cambridge, England, is working with a promising new family of materials known as halide perovskites.
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The majority of these halide compounds are decomposed by water, with the formation of basic salts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for halide

halide

halid (ˈhælɪd)

/ (ˈhælaɪd) /

noun

a binary compound containing a halogen atom or ion in combination with a more electropositive element

any organic compound containing halogen atoms in its molecules

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Scientific definitions for halide

halide

[ hăl′īd′, hā′līd′ ]

A chemical compound consisting of a halogen and another element, especially a strongly electropositive metal such as sodium or potassium. Salt is a halide.