halide

noun

ha·​lide ˈha-ˌlīd  ˈhā- 

: a binary compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or radical

Examples of halide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The nanoparticles are made of potassium lead halides doped with neodymium; the latter element is commonly used in lasers. —IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2025

The Superdome now uses LED lights in place of the metal halide lights that added to the overall outage delay time in 2013. —Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for halide

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Medical Definition

halide

noun

ha·​lide ˈhal-ˌīd  ˈhā-ˌlīd 

: a binary compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or radical