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bromine

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrəʊmiːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbroʊmin, -mɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brō′mēn, -min)

bro•mine /ˈbroʊmin, -mɪn/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Chemistrya dark reddish liquid element obtained from ocean water and used chiefly in gasoline antiknock compounds.

bro•mine (brō′mēn, -min),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]

Chemistryan element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br;
at. wt.: 79.909;
at. no.: 35;
sp. gr.: 3.119 at 20°C.

Greek brômos stench) + -ine²
French brome bromine (
1827

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bromine /ˈbrəʊmiːn; -mɪn/ n

a pungent dark red volatile liquid element of the halogen series that occurs in natural brine and is used in the production of chemicals, esp ethylene dibromide. Symbol: Br; atomic no: 35; atomic wt: 79.904; valency: 1, 3, 5, or 7; relative density 3.12; density (gas): 7.59 kg/m³; melting pt: –7.2°C; boiling pt: 58.78°C

Etymology: 19th Century: from French brome bromine, from Greek brōmos bad smell + -ine², of uncertain origin

'bromine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Br - bromide - halogen - halon - theophylline - bromate - bromic - brominate - bromine pentafluoride - bromize - bromo- - dibromide - -ine - PBB - tribromide

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