Phrase guide

hydrogen bromide

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A colourless gas having an irritating smell; it has the molecular formula HBr, and dissolves in water to form hydrobromic acid; it has many industrial applications including the production of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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

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noun

Meaning 2

a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution with water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: bromide

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бромоводоро́д (bromovodoród) — the compound HBr
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溴化氫 /溴化氢 (xiùhuàqīng) — the compound HBr
  • Czech: bromovodík — the compound HBr
  • Finnish: vetybromidi — the compound HBr
  • Hindi: उदजन दुराघ्रिक (udjan durāghrik) — the compound HBr
  • Hungarian: hidrogén-bromid — the compound HBr
  • Japanese: 臭化水素 (shūkasuiso) — the compound HBr
  • Korean: 브롬화수소 (beuromhwasuso) — the compound HBr
  • Korean: 취화수소 (chwihwasuso) — the compound HBr
  • Polish: bromowodór — the compound HBr
  • Swedish: vätebromid — the compound HBr