bro|mine

bro|mine
bro|mine «BROH meen, -mihn», noun.
a dark, brownish-red chemical element. Bromine is a nonmetallic liquid somewhat like chlorine and iodine and gives off an irritating vapor. It is used in antiknock compounds for gasoline, in drugs, and in photography.
[< French brome bromine (< Greek brômos stench) + English -ine2]

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