a compound containing halogen atoms in its molecules; halide
haloid in American English
(ˈhælˌɔɪd)
adjective
of, like, or from a halogen
Word origin
halo- + -oid
haloid in American English
(ˈhælɔid, ˈheilɔid)
Chemistry
adjective
1. Also: halogenoid (ˈhælədʒəˌnɔid, ˈheilə-)
resembling or derived from a halogen
noun
2.
a haloid salt or derivative from a halogen
Word origin
[1835–45; hal- + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, catch-up, crosshead, grandstand, serial-oid is a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives andnouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicatedby the preceding element). Other words that use the affix -oid include: alkaloid, anthropoid, cardioid, ovoid, planetoid