bromine

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bro=mine

CIDE DICTIONARY

bromine, n. [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