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Halogen

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Halogens
possessive
Halogen's
pluralpossessive
Halogens'