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nouna compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layertype of: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
- neopallium the cortical part of the neencephalon
- third eye a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
- interventricular 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
- pineal eye a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
- pyriform area pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
- interbrain the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
- 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