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Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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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 Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English bromo- Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *pháňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol English bromophenol From bromo- + phenol.
