halocarbon
noun
hal·o·car·bon
ˈha-lə-ˌkär-bən 
: any of various compounds of carbon and one or more halogens
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Trends in halocarbon concentrations in the atmosphere, including ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2015
Organisms in all kingdoms can make halocarbons, though in minute quantities and typically for highly specialized purposes such as self-defense or signaling mates.
—Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
Species far older than us, microbes mostly, have evolved over millennia to coexist with, and even to synthesize and break down, specific types of biogenic halocarbons.
—Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2015
Organisms in all kingdoms can make halocarbons, though in minute quantities and typically for highly specialized purposes such as self-defense or signaling mates.
—Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
Species far older than us, microbes mostly, have evolved over millennia to coexist with, and even to synthesize and break down, specific types of biogenic halocarbons.
—Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2017
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“Halocarbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halocarbon. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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