halazone
English edit
Etymology edit
Originally a trade name.
Noun edit
halazone (countable and uncountable, plural halazones)
- (organic chemistry) p-sulphondichloraminobenzoic acid, a disinfectant used to sterilize water.
- In 1919 halazone was still a new compound for water treatment.
- (countable) A tablet of this disinfectant.