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Bromine
Bro′mine
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] bad smell, stink. Cf.
Brome
.] (Chem.)
One of the halogen elements, related in its chemical qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature. In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water, and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral bromyrite.
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bromine
bromine
See also: brominé
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bromine (countable and uncountable, plural bromines)
- (uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens
- (countable) A bromine atom in a molecule
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nonmetallic chemical element
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