: a binary compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or radical
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Their process involved taking molecules called silyl (pseudo) halides and treating them with a source of fluoride, removing elements from the former leave an anti-Bredt olefin behind.—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 Well, there are two major types of HID lights: metal halide (MT) and high pressure sodium (HPS).—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024 Some are looking at the cutting edge materials used in photovoltaics, such as halide perovskites.—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2017 Perovskites, a rapidly growing area of photovoltaic research, are a hybrid of organic compounds, metals, and halides, with crystal structures mirroring those of the mineral calcium titanium oxide.—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2020 The lights have replaced the original metal-halide lighting system on eight light towers spaced around Victory Field.—Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2023 The cloned cuttings are grown in a proprietary mix of soil and peat, initially in three-gallon containers under metal halide lights that shine for 18 hours a day and produce a blue-spectrum light mimicking spring-time sunshine.—Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, 22 Feb. 2021 The alkyne-azide bond was superefficient and left the original target, the acyl halide, largely untouched.—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Oct. 2022 Oregon State is replacing the current metal halide bulbs with LED fixtures.—oregonlive, 21 Sep. 2022
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