Term: halon: a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: vertical bank: a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: master: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: order: a request for something to be made, supplied, or served
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: hay fever: a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: genital herpes: an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: nisan: the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April)
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: betel: Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: batidaceae: family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: vincent's angina: an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: fair chance: a reasonable probability of success