Etymology

antibromic

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Today it means: Having the power to eliminate offensive smells. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βρῶμος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβρῶμος“stink”
  2. English todayantibromic

From anti- + Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβρῶμος all →

brominebromebromopnea

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