pseudohalogen

noun

pseu·​do·​halogen

"+

: any of several radicals (as cyanogen and the cyanate, thiocyanate, and azide groups) that resemble halogens in reactions

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pseud- + halogen

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