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bromine

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Noun
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bro=mine

CIDE DICTIONARY

brominen. [Gr. bad smell, stink. Cf. Brome.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bromine, n. Chem. a dark fuming liquid element with a choking irritating smell, extracted from bittern and used in the manufacture of chemicals for photography and medicine.

Usage
Symb.: Br.
Derivative
bromism n.
Etymology
F brome f. Gk bromos stink

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