English
haloform
From halo- + -form.
A compound of halo- + -form
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’
Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’
English halo-
Today it means
noun Any trihalomethane with all halogens the same, CHX₃.
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Etymograph / haloform