: a binary compound of a halogen with a more electropositive element or radical
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Those potential signs of life are a group of chemicals called methyl halides, which on Earth are produced by some bacteria and ocean algae.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Moon photovoltaics utilizing lunar regolith and halide perovskites.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Furthermore, methyl halides would have strong absorption features in infrared light, at the same wavelengths that the JWST is designed to observe.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The nanoparticles are made of potassium lead halides doped with neodymium; the latter element is commonly used in lasers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2025
The Superdome now uses LED lights in place of the metal halide lights that added to the overall outage delay time in 2013.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Their process involved taking molecules called silyl (pseudo) halides and treating them with a source of fluoride, removing elements from the former leave an anti-Bredt olefin behind.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Well, there are two major types of HID lights: metal halide (MT) and high pressure sodium (HPS).
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Some are looking at the cutting edge materials used in photovoltaics, such as halide perovskites.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2017
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Moon photovoltaics utilizing lunar regolith and halide perovskites.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Furthermore, methyl halides would have strong absorption features in infrared light, at the same wavelengths that the JWST is designed to observe.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The nanoparticles are made of potassium lead halides doped with neodymium; the latter element is commonly used in lasers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2025
The Superdome now uses LED lights in place of the metal halide lights that added to the overall outage delay time in 2013.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Their process involved taking molecules called silyl (pseudo) halides and treating them with a source of fluoride, removing elements from the former leave an anti-Bredt olefin behind.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Well, there are two major types of HID lights: metal halide (MT) and high pressure sodium (HPS).
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Some are looking at the cutting edge materials used in photovoltaics, such as halide perovskites.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2017
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“Halide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halide. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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