1. to introduce one or more halogen atoms into a chemical compound
Usage: chemistry; third-person singular present tense or plural form of halogenate

Examples

• The chemist halogenates the organic compound by adding chlorine gas.
• This reaction halogenates the benzene ring at multiple positions.
• The laboratory halogenates various hydrocarbons for pharmaceutical research.
• When you halogenate an alkane, you replace hydrogen atoms with halogen atoms.
• The process halogenates the substrate under controlled temperature conditions.