Hā'loid, a.
a. [Gr. ἅλς, ἅλος, salt, and εἶδος, form; Fr. haloïde.] (Chem.) Resembling a salt;—applied to binary compounds, such as chloride of sodium, or common salt, containing chlorine, iodine, and the allied elements.
a. [Gr. ἅλς, ἅλος, salt, and εἶδος, form; Fr. haloïde.] (Chem.) Resembling a salt;—applied to binary compounds, such as chloride of sodium, or common salt, containing chlorine, iodine, and the allied elements.