halogenation

See also: halogénation

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, halogenate +‎ -ion, or, by surface analysis, halogen +‎ -ation.

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Noun

halogenation (countable and uncountable, plural halogenations)

1. (chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.

   Antonym: dehalogenation

   Hyponyms: biohalogenation, Darzens halogenation, hydrohalogenation, monohalogenation, oxyhalogenation, perhalogenation, polyhalogenation, radiohalogenation, transhalogenation; fluorination, chlorination, bromination, iodination; fluoridation, fluoridization; iodization

Derived terms

• biohalogenation
• Darzens halogenation
• dehalogenation
• hydrohalogenation
• monohalogenation
• oxyhalogenation
• perhalogenation
• polyhalogenation
• radiohalogenation
• transhalogenation

Related terms

• halogenate (verb)
• fluoridate, fluoridated
• fluorinate, fluorinated
• fluoridize, fluoridized
• chlorinate, chlorinated
• brominate, brominated
• iodinate, iodinated
• iodize, iodized, iodization
• noniodized, uniodized

Translations

the reaction of a halogen with something

• Catalan: halogenació f
• Czech: halogenace f
• French: halogénation (fr) f
• German: Halogenierung f
• Italian: alogenazione (it) f
• Portuguese: halogenação f
• Spanish: halogenación f
• Swedish: halogenering c