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verb
To treat or react with bromine or hydrobromic acid, to introduce bromine into a compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
treat with bromine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bromate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: process, treat
verb
react with bromine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bromate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: react
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English bromine Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English brominate From bromine + -ate.
