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nouna compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layertype of:
Definition that contains halon
- hypothalamus a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
- neocortex the cortical part of the neencephalon
- thalamus large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
- monro's foramen the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere
- betweenbrain the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
- pyriform lobe pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
- piriform area pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
- diencephalon the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
- piriform lobe pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
- thalmencephalon the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon