Definition of bromine Bromine

/bɹowˈmiˌn/ - [browmeen] - bro•mine

We found 8 definitions of bromine from 7 different sources.

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What does bromine mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bromines

bromine - a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
  Br, atomic number 35
  chemical element, element the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"
  halogen any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
  saltwater, seawater, brine water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
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  • bromine (Noun)
    A nonmetallic chemical element symbol Br with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens.
  • bromine (Noun)
    A bromine atom in a molecule.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bromine (n.)
    One of the 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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bromine
    A pungent dark red volatile liquid element (symbol Br, atomic number 35) of the halogen series that occurs in brine and is used in the production of chemicals.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bromine
    brōm′in, n. one of the elements, closely allied to chlorine, so called from its disagreeable smell.—adj. Brom′ic, pertaining to bromine.—ns. Brom′ate, a combination of bromic acid with a salifiable base; Brom′ide, a combination of bromine with a base.—Bromic acid, an acid composed of bromine and oxygen. [Gr. brōmos, a disagreeable odour.]

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  • Bromine is a chemical element. Its atomic number (which is the number of protons in it) is 35, and its atomic weight is 80. It is part of the Group 7 (halogens) on the Periodic table of elements. It is diatomic.

    Bromine is a liquid and reacts with metals and nonmetals. It is a red-brown liquid.

    Bromine is not an important part of our body, unlike its relatives chlorine and iodine. Bromine is found in the oceans.

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