monohalogenadj.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈhalədʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈhælədʒ(ə)n/ Chemistry.
Of a derivative: monohalogenated. Of a substitution: involving a single atom of a halogen.
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1888 I. Remsen Introd. Study Compounds of Carbon 42 A mono-halogen derivative of a hydrocarbon, as, for example, iodo-methane, CH3I.
1893 Proc. Royal Soc. 54 101 On the Ratio of the Specific Heats of the Paraffins and their Monohalogen Derivatives, by J. W. Capstick.
1972 Diss. Abstr. Internat. B. 33 617/2 The chlorine, bromine and iodine monohalogen derivatives of stannane..were synthesized.
1987 Jrnl. Biol. Response Modifiers 6 44 Of 20 pyrimidinones tested, only those with a monohalogen substitution at the ortho- or meta-position of the phenyl moiety..showed statistically significant synergism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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