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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Halogen \Hal"o*gen\, n. [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + -gen: cf F. halog[`e]ne.] (Chem.) An electro-negative element or radical, which by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine, bromine, and iodine; sometimes also fluorine and cyanogen. See {Chlorine family}, under {Chlorine}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: halogen n : any of the chemical elements fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine
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