Pseudohalide vs. Halide

Pseudohalidenoun

(chemistry) A chemical compound that is not a halide, but which resembles a halide in its charge and reactivity.

Halidenoun

(chemistry) A salt of any halogen acid.

Halidenoun

a salt of any halogen acid

Halide

A halide is a binary phase, of which one part is a halogen atom and the other part is an element or radical that is less electronegative (or more electropositive) than the halogen, to make a, e.g., fluoride, chloride, or theoretically tennesside compound. The alkali metals combine directly with halogens under appropriate conditions forming halides of the general formula, MX (X = F, Cl, Br or I).