Bromine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A heavy, volatile, corrosive, reddish-brown, nonmetallic liquid element, having a highly irritating vapor. It is used in producing gasoline antiknock mixtures, fumigants, dyes, and photographic chemicals. Atomic weight 79.904; atomic number 35; melting point 7.2°C; boiling point 58.78°C; valence 1, 3, 5, 7. See Table at element.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens
  • n. A bromine atom in a molecule
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of the halogen 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Chemical symbol, Br; atomic weight, 80. A non-metallic element allied in its chemical relations to chlorine and iodine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
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