halohydrin

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Noun

halohydrin (plural halohydrins)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.

Related terms

• bromohydrin
• chlorohydrin
• fluorohydrin
• iodohydrin

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