ha16id

& 8. form.] A. As adjective : [Gr. hals salt, and eidos = Chem.: A name given to salts formed by the union of a halogen element with a metal, as NaCl sodium chloride, or by the union of a radical which does not contain oxygen with a metal, as KCN, cyanide of pota ium. B. As subst.: A haloid salt. ha-lom-ě-tër, s. [Gr. hals (gen it. halos )=salt, and metron =a measure.] An instrument for measuring the forms and angles of salts and crystals. [GONIOMETER.]