halogen
A light fixture in which the filament is surrounded by an atmosphere of a halogen gas.
Related words
- dehydrohalogenate
- dihalogen
- halogenase
- halogenate
- halogenation
- halogenite
- halogen lamp
- halogenoderma
- halogenous
- halogen oven
- halogen stove
- halon
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἅλς" (salt" or "sea).
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