Halocarbon vs Haloalkane - What's the difference?

halocarbon | haloalkane | Hypernyms |

Halocarbon is a hypernym of haloalkane.


In context|organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between halocarbon and haloalkane

is that halocarbon is (organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s) while haloalkane is (organic chemistry) any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen.

As nouns the difference between halocarbon and haloalkane

is that halocarbon is (organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s) while haloalkane is (organic chemistry) any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen.

halocarbon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)
  • haloalkane

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen
  • Synonyms

    *alkyl halide

    Hyponyms

    * chloroalkane

    Hypernyms

    * organohalide *halocarbon