NOUN | substance | haloform | compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom |
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Meaning | compounds with the formula CHX3, where X is a halogen atom. | |
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Narrower | bromoform, tribromomethane | colorless liquid haloform CHBr3 |
chloroform, trichloromethane | A volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3) | |
fluoroform, trifluoromethane | colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform) | |
iodoform, tri-iodomethane | Sweet smelling yellow solid haloform CHI3 | |
Broader | alkyl halide, haloalkane | organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane |
Spanish | haloforme, haloformo | |
Catalan | haloform |
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