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bromelain
bromeliad
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bromidic
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bromine
bromine halocarbon
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bromine

bro·mine [ brṓ mn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
element used in photography and drugs: a pungent, dark red, volatile, liquid, nonmetallic element of the halogen series. Use: sedatives, photographic materials.
Symbol  Br


[Early 19th century. < French brome< Greek brōmos "stench"]
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