Crossword clues for haloid
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Haloid \Ha"loid\ (h[=a]"loid or h[a^]l"oid), a. [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s salt + -oid: cf. F. halo["i]de.] (Chem.) Resembling salt; -- said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes also to the fluorides and cyanides. -- n. A haloid substance.
Wiktionary
a. (context chemistry English) Resembling salt; said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes the fluorides and cyanides. n. (context chemistry English) Any haloid substance.
Wikipedia
Haloid may refer to:
- The Haloid Photographic Company, now known as Xerox Corporation
- Haloid, an animation by Monty Oum published on GameTrailers in 2007
Usage examples of "haloid".
Both her parents were busy, her father in charge of the Sunside laser and radio links as well as the search for new haloids and her mother looking for anything intelligent in the halo.
The halo is estimated to contain 100 to 1000 Earth masses condensed into many billion haloids moving in orbits up to 100,000 astronomical units from the Sun.
Half a dozen small haloids had been towed into a tiny swarm, each mirror-armored to save it from sublimation.