Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to bromine.—
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, bromine; -- said of those compounds of bromine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest.
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- adjective chemistry of, or relating to
bromine or itscompounds , especially those in which it has avalency of five
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or containing bromine (especially pentavalent bromine)
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Examples
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The oxidation of hydrogen iodide by bromic acid recommended itself in that it was easily measured and it was the first to be carried out.
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Salts of hypobromous acid (HBrO) and bromic acid (HBrO_ {3}) are known.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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No oxides of bromine have as yet been isolated, but three oxy-acids are known, namely hypobromous acid, HBrO, bromous acid, HBrO_2, and bromic acid, HBrO_3.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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