HALON

Meaning of HALON in English

/ ˈheɪlɒn; NAmE -lɑːn/ noun

( chemistry ) a gas that is made up of carbon and one or more halogens , used especially to stop fires

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: from halogen + -on .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HALON — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hal- + 3-on Date: circa 1951 a halocarbon that contains especially bromine
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HALON — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hal- + -on (III) Date: circa 1951 : a halocarbon that contains especially bromine
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALON — [ 'heɪlɒn ] ■ noun any of a number of unreactive gaseous compounds of carbon with halogens, used in fire …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HALON — chemical compound used in fire fighting. A halon may be any of a group of halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons, most of …
Britannica English vocabulary
HALON — halon BrE AmE ˈheɪl ɒn AmE \ -ɑːn ▷ halon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HALON — ha ‧ lon /ˈheɪlɒn $ -lɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical a ↑ compound gas that damages the ↑ ozone …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HALON — n. Chem. any of various gaseous compounds of carbon, bromine, and other halogens, used to extinguish fires. [as HALOGEN + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALON — n. Chem. any of various gaseous compounds of carbon, bromine, and other halogens, used to extinguish fires. [ as HALOGEN …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HALON — n. Chem. any of various gaseous compounds of carbon, bromine, and other halogens, used to extinguish fires. Etymology: as HALOGEN …
Oxford English vocab
HALON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For example, environmental considerations have prompted the company to embark upon a halon replacement programme …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HALON — Bromine-containing compounds with long atmospheric lifetimes whose breakdown in the stratosphere causes depletion of ozone. Halons are used in firefighting.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
HALON — Галогеноалканы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HALON — n. Pronunciation: ' h ā - ˌ län Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hal- + 3 -on Date: circa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HAUL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALO — I. ˈhā(ˌ)lō noun ( plural halos or haloes ) Etymology: Latin halos halo of the sun, from Greek halōs threshing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANHALONIUM ALKALOID — ˌan(h)əˈlōnēəm- noun Etymology: New Latin Anhalonium, genus of cacti, from Greek an- + halōnion small threshing floor (equated with New …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONNE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE estimated ▪ Implementing the directive across the 12 member states would save an estimated …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROTECTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES afford protection ▪ The new law will afford protection to employees. environmental protection ▪ Is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAS — n. 25B6; noun . See list. gaseous. Gases See also poison . lewisite acetylene liquefied natural gas (LNG) afterdamp liquefied …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCRAM SWITCH — < jargon > (From the nuclear power industry) An emergency power-off switch (see Big Red Switch ), especially one positioned …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
DINOSAUR PEN — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SCRAM SWITCH — [from the nuclear power industry] An emergency-power-off switch (see Big Red Switch ), esp. one positioned to be easily hit …
Jargon File English vocabulary
DINOSAUR PEN — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order …
Jargon File English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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