English

halohydrin

From halo- + hydro- + -in.

A compound of halo- + hydro- + -in

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’

English halo-

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

Today it means

noun Any of a class of organic compound having a hydroxyl functional group and a halogen on neighbouring carbon atoms.

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Etymograph / halohydrin