An alkyl group attached to a halogen atom. 
An organic compound consisting of an alkyl group bonded to a halogen atom; polyhalogen derivatives of alkanes are similar. They are prepared by direct halogenation of alkanes (except for the iodides), addition of hydrogen halides to alkenes, or halogenation of alcohols by hydrogen halides, phosphoru...
[n] - organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
An alkyl group attached to a halogen atom. See also: Alkyl.
haloalkane noun organic compound in which halogen atoms have been substituted for hydrogen atoms in an alkane
a compound with the type formula RX, where R is an alkyl group and X is a halogen.