halogenous

[Eng., ., halogen (q. v.); -ous.] Belonging to or in any way connected with the halogens; generating haloid salts. hăl-og-ě-tăn, s. [Gr. hals =the sea, and geit on =a neighbor.] Bot.: A genus of Chenopods. Halogeton tamaris cifolium, a native of North America, is called Spanish Worm-seed, and is a powerful anthelmintic.