Bodies capable of forming salts with metals; chlorine, iodine, fluorine, bromine.
Any element capable of forming haloid salts; such as chlorin, iodin, bromin, and fluorin.
One of a group of non-metallic elements so called from the fact that their saline combinations with the alkaline metals resemble in appearance and chemical structure ordinary sea salt. They are fluorin, chlorin, bromin, and iodin. [Gr.]