bromine
Syllables: bro·mine/ˈbɹəʊmiːn/ˈbɹoʊmin/
bromine noun: 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.
Noun
bromine (countable and uncountable, plural bromines)
- 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.
- A bromine atom.
bromine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bromine in Hindi
- nonmetallic chemical element
- दुराघ्री durāghrī
bromine in Tamil
- nonmetallic chemical element
- நெடியம் neṭiyam
bromine in Marathi
- nonmetallic chemical element
- बोमीन bomīn
bromine in Urdu
- nonmetallic chemical element
- دراگھری durāghrī
More languagesFewer languages
- bromine in Tagalog
- bromo
- bromine in Arabic
- بُرُوم burūm, بُرُومِين burūmīn
- bromine in Malay
- bromin
- bromine in Persian
- برم borom
- bromine in Thai
- โบรมีน broo-miin
- bromine in Vietnamese
- brom
- Sindhi
- ڳاڙهرو g̠āṛro
Synonyms of bromine
Forms of bromine
| plural | bromines |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | bromin |
Origin of bromine
From obsolete English brome + -ine, this word being from French brome, from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).
Words formed from bromine
- bromal
- bromane
- bromate
- brom-
- bromo-
- bromian
- bromic
- bromide
- brominate
- brominated
- bromination
- bromine chloride
- bromine hydride
- bromine monofluoride
- bromine monoxide
- bromine pentafluoride
- bromine trifluoride
- bromine water
- brominism
- bromise
- bromize
- bromism
- bromite
- bromoform
- bromuret
- dibromine
- nonbromine
- organobromine
- radiobromine
Questions about bromine
- What does bromine mean?
- Bromine means 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.
- What is bromine in Hindi?
- Bromine in Hindi is दुराघ्री (durāghrī). See Bromine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bromine?
- Bromine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bromine?
- Bromine is pronounced /ˈbɹəʊmiːn (UK).
- What is the plural of bromine?
- The plural of bromine is bromines.
Words near bromine in the dictionary
Source and license
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