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Organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
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haloalkane
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n. organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane [syn: alkyl halide ]
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The haloalkanes (also known, as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides ) are a group of chemical compounds derived from alkanes containing one or more halogens . They are a subset of the general class of halocarbons , although the distinction is not often made. ...
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n. (context organic chemistry English) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen