Born-Haber cycle

English Etymology Named after the German scientists Max Born and Fritz Haber, who developed it in 1919. Noun Born-Haber cycle en analytical chemistry physical chemistry A cycle concerned with the formation of an ionic compound from the reaction of a metal (often a Group I or Group II element) with a halogen or other non-metallic element such as oxygen; used to analyze reaction energies. en Chemical reactions Energy en eponyms