bromine

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Chemical element
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[edit] Etymology

From French brome from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brōmos), stink)

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈbrəʊmɪn/, IPA: /ˈbrəʊmaɪn/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈbroʊmin/
  • Hyphenation: bro‧mine

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Singular
bromine

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural bromines

bromine (countable and uncountable; plural bromines)

  1. (uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens
  2. (countable) A bromine atom in a molecule

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For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/br.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)