卤化物 Traditional form: 鹵化物 Pinyin (reading): lǔhuàwù Definitions: halide (i.e. fluoride, chloride, bromide etc) Characters: 卤 - salt 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize 物 - thing, substance, matter; creature Traditional characters: 鹵 - salt 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize 物 - thing, substance, matter; creature