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Halid vs Haloid - What's the difference?

halid | haloid |

As nouns the difference between halid and haloid

is that halid is any member of the Halidae while haloid is any haloid substance.

As an adjective haloid is

resembling salt; said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes the fluorides and cyanides.

halid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Halidae.

    • haloid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Resembling salt; said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes the fluorides and cyanides.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any haloid substance.
    • (Webster 1913)