Hăl'o-ġĕn1, n.
n. [Gr. ἅλς, ἅλος, salt, and γένειν, to beget, bring forth; Fr. halogène.] (Chem.) A substance which, by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt.
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Halogen
Săl'o-gen2, n.
n. [Lat. sal, salt, and Gr. γένεῖν, to generate.] (Chem.) A substance which forms a haloid salt with a metal; the electro-negative element of a haloid salt; halogen.