halon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhe.lɔn/ (Scotland)
- /ˈheɪ̯.lɔːn/ (Received-Pronunciation) conservative
- /ˈheɪ̯.lɑn/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈheɪ̯.lɒn/ (Canada, standard)
- /ˈhæɪ̯.lɔn/ (Australia)
- /ˈheɪ̯.lɑn/ (Canada, dialectal)
- /ˈhæɪ̯.lɒn/ (New-Zealand)
- hā′lŏn
- /ˈheɪ̯.lɔn/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈheɪ̯.lɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation, contemporary)
Etymology
Blend of halogen + carbon.
Meanings
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A hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens.
The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.
2009 February 12, Azadeh Ensha, “A Cellphone That Is Made With the Environment in Mind”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| halons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (9)
cmn 海龍 /海龙 (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens) · de Halogenkohlenwasserstoff (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens) · de Halogenwasserstoff (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens) · ru гало́н (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens) · ru хладо́н (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens) · fi haloni (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens) · fr halon (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens) · cmn 哈龍 /哈龙 (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens) · vi halon (hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens)