Definition
Containing or producing halogens; relating to or characterized by halogens.
Etymology
From 'halogen' + '-ous' (adjective suffix meaning 'containing' or 'full of'). A formal chemical descriptor from 19th-century systematic nomenclature.
Kelly Says
The '-ous' suffix is chemistry's way of saying 'containing'—just like 'aqueous' means 'containing water,' 'halogenous' means 'containing halogens,' and this systematic naming lets scientists instantly understand compound composition from the word alone.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
halaqegn
ha-la-keh-gn
ARالعربية
هالوجين
ha-lo-je-en
BNবাংলা
হ্যালোজেন
halo-jen
CACatalà
halogen
ha-loh-gen
CSČeština
halogen
ha-loh-gen
DADansk
halogen
ha-loh-gen
DEDeutsch
halogen
ha-loh-gen
ELΕλληνικά
χλωριούχο
khlori-oo-kho
ESEspañol
halógeno
ah-loh-heh-noh
FISuomi
halogeeni
ha-loh-gee-nee
FRFrançais
halogène
ah-loh-zhen
HIहिन्दी
हैलोजन
hai-loh-jan
HUMagyar
halogen
ha-loh-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
halogen
ha-loh-gen
ITItaliano
alogen
ah-loh-gen
MSBahasa Melayu
halogen
ha-loh-gen
MYမြန်မာ
ဟာလိုဂျင်
ha-loh-jin
NLNederlands
halogeen
ha-loh-gen
NONorsk
halogen
ha-loh-gen
PLPolski
halogen
ha-loh-gen
PTPortuguês
halogénio
ah-loh-heh-nee-oh
RORomână
alogen
ah-loh-gen
RUРусский
галогено
gah-loh-geh-noh
SVSvenska
halogen
ha-loh-gen
SWKiswahili
halogen
ha-loh-gen
TAதமிழ்
ஹாலோஜன்
ha-loh-jan
TEతెలుగు
హలోజన్
ha-loh-jan
TRTürkçe
halojen
ha-loh-jen
UKУкраїнська
галоген
gah-loh-gen
VITiếng Việt
halogen
ha-loh-gen