bromo

See also: bromo-

English

Etymology

From bromine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bromo (plural bromos)

1. A dose of a proprietary sedative containing bromide (a bromo-seltzer).

Derived terms

• bromoacyl
• dibromo
• dibromobenzene
• dibromodifluoromethane
• hexabromo
• octabromo
• perbromo
• tetrabromo
• tetrabromofluorescein
• tribromo

See also

• bromine

Anagrams

• Broom, Rombo, broom, ombro-

Esperanto

Chemical element
Br
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Next: kriptono (Kr)

Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:

bromo

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Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbromo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -omo
• Hyphenation: bro‧mo

Noun

bromo (uncountable, accusative bromon)

1. (chemistry) bromine

Galician

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bromo

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Noun

bromo m (uncountable)

1. bromine

Italian

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bromo

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Chemical element
Br
Previous: selenio (Se)
Next: cripto (Kr)

Etymology

Borrowed from French brome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔ.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɔmo
• Hyphenation: brò‧mo

Noun

bromo m (plural bromi)

1. (chemistry) bromine

Related terms

• bromato
• bromico
• bromidrosi
• bromismo
• bromoso
• bromuro

Anagrams

• morbo, ombro, ombrò, rombo, rombò

Javanese

Noun

bromo

1. nonstandard spelling of brama

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbrɔ.moː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbrɔː.mo]

Noun

bromō

1. dative/ablative singular of bromos

Portuguese

Chemical element
Br
Previous: selénio (Se)
Next: crípton, criptônio (Kr)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾõ.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾõ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔ.mu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: bro‧mo

Noun

bromo m (usually uncountable, plural bromos)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) bromine

   Synonym: brómio

Related terms

• bromato
• brómico

Further reading

• “bromo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “bromo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾomo/ [ˈbɾo.mo]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: bro‧mo

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Br
Previous: selenio (Se)
Next: criptón (Kr)

Borrowed from French brome (“bromine”), from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stench, stink”), for its noisome smell.

Noun

bromo m (uncountable)

1. bromine

Etymology 2

From the genus name Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος (brómos, “oats”).

Noun

bromo m (plural bromos)

1. brome

Derived terms

• bromo inerme

Related terms

• broma

Further reading

• “bromo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024