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- adjective inorganic chemistry Of or pertaining to
bromous acid or its derivatives
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See bromine
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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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