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bromothymol blue

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A dye, 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide, which is used as an acid-base indicator

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a dye used as an acid-base indicator

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: bromthymol blue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: acid-base indicator, dye, dyestuff

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 溴百里酚藍 (xiùbǎlǐfēnlán) — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溴百里香酚藍 (xiùbǎlǐxiāngfēnlán) — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溴瑞香草藍 /溴瑞香草蓝 (xiùruìxiāngcǎolán) — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溴化麝香草酚藍 /溴化麝香草酚蓝 (xiùhuàshèxiāngcǎofēnlán) — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溴麝香草酚藍 /溴麝香草酚蓝 (xiùshèxiāngcǎofēnlán) — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溴瑞香草酚藍 /溴瑞香草酚蓝 — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溴瑞香草粉蓝 (xiùruìxiāngcǎolfēnán) — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒精藍色指示劑 /酒精蓝色指示剂 (jiǔjīng lánsè zhǐshìjì) — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Danish: bromthymolblåt — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • German: Bromthymolblau — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide
  • Hungarian: brómtimolkék — 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide