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hal-


hal-

combining form

Definition of HAL-

1
: salt <halophyte>
2
[International Scientific Vocabulary, from halogen] : halogen <halide>

Variants of HAL-

hal- or halo-

Origin of HAL-

French, from Greek, from hals — more at salt

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