halohydrin

English

Etymology

From halo- +‎ hydro- +‎ -in.

Noun

halohydrin (plural halohydrins)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.

Related terms

• bromohydrin
• chlorohydrin
• fluorohydrin
• iodohydrin

See also

• cyanohydrin
• epoxide