hydrobromic acid

English

Noun

hydrobromic acid (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A solution of hydrogen bromide, HBr, in water; it is a strong acid, used in the production of bromine compounds.

   Hypernyms: hydrohalic acid < hydracid < acid < compound < substance, material

   Coordinate terms: (its oxyacid counterpart) bromic acid; (its other hydracid counterparts) hydrochloric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrofluoric acid; (its other oxyacid counterparts) chloric acid, iodic acid, fluoric acid

Related terms

• bromous acid
• perbromic acid
• bromide
• dibromide
• bromate
• hydrobromate

Translations

solution of HBr in water

• Czech: kyselina bromovodíková f
• Finnish: vetybromidihappo
• Romanian: acid bromhidric (ro) m
• Russian: бромистоводоро́дная кислота́ f (bromistovodoródnaja kislotá)

Further reading

hydrobromic acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia