Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haloform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: halo-form
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any trihalomethane with all halogens the same, CHX₃.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- English formic English -form English haloform From halo- + -form.

Inflected Forms

haloforms (plural)

Phrases

haloform reaction

Frequently Paired Words

cyanoform halogenation nitroform perhalogenated perhalogenation

Questions

What does haloform mean?: Any trihalomethane with all halogens the same, CHX₃.
Where does haloform come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- English formic English -form English haloform From halo- + -form.

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