halon

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens.

Similar words

bromide extinguishers haloalkane halocarbon perhaloalkane polyhaloalkane haloalkyl halogenohydrocarbon halomethane organohalogen

Often followed by

extinguisher fire gas is systems system extinguishers

Word family

halons