bromine
IPA: brˈoʊmin
noun
- (uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
- (countable) A bromine atom
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Examples of "bromine" in Sentences
- We use a kind of bromine tablet in our spa in the US and it works great.
- The word bromine comes from the Greek word bromos, meaning 'horrible smell'.
- As we know that chocolate contains bromine, which is extremely deadly to dogs.
- I have found it to yield more satisfactory results than bromine, which is much more expensive.
- The name bromine, for example, is derived from a Greek word meaning a stench, referring to the extremely unpleasant odor of the substance.
- There is another chemical on the market called bromine that comes in a cartridge format will self dispense itself into your hot tub for up to 60 days.
- The Michigan-based environmental group Ecology Center has released the results of its analysis of more than 60 different car seat models, testing for chemicals such as bromine, chlorine, and lead.
- Chemical-products maker Gulf Resources rose 42 cents, or 6.3%, to 7.10 after the China-based company boosted its outlook for the year for the second time since April on continued price increases in bromine, which is used in fire retardants and fine chemicals.
- -- Of all common photographic paper, the best, because the least troublesome in making, and the most satisfactory in result, is that which is termed bromine paper, and which is thus prepared: -- Dissolve one hundred grains of bromide of potassium in one ounce of distilled water, and soak the paper in this solution.
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