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bromous

bromous adjective: of or pertaining to bromous acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

bromous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to bromous acid or its derivatives.

Origin of bromous

By surface analysis, brome + -ous, or, by surface analysis, brom(ine) + -ous.

Words formed from bromous

Phrases with bromous

Questions about bromous

What does bromous mean?
Bromous means of or pertaining to bromous acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is bromous?
Bromous is an adjective.

Words near bromous in the dictionary

  1. bromotyrosines
  2. bromouracil
  3. bromouracils
  4. bromouridine
  5. bromouridines
  6. bromous
  7. bromous acid
  8. bromovalerylurea
  9. bromoviral
  10. bromovirus
  11. bromoviruses

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