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halide vs. halogen

halide

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

    halogen

    [ hal-uh-juhn, -jen, hey-luh- ]
    noun
    1. any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.

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