Haloform
/ˈheɪloʊfɔːrm/noun
Any of a group of organic compounds in which three halogen atoms are attached to a single carbon atom also bonded to hydrogen.
Did you know?Haloform is a modern scientific term built from Greek-derived roots, and the same ancient salt-root behind it also gave English words like salary and salad, because salt was once so valuable it shaped language itself.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
hals, halos
“salt”
Latin
Latin
sal
“salt”
19th Century
English
halogen
“a salt-forming element”
19th Century
English
halo-
“a combining form meaning salt or halogen”
19th Century
English
-form
“form; shape; type”
Modern English
English
haloform
“a halogenated organic compound of a particular structural type”