Etymology

bromine

bro·mine
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Today it means: A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature. Full definition →

English brome ← French brome ← Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos)
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  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. English todaybromine

From obsolete English brome + -ine, this word being from French brome, from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchbrome all →

brome

Ancient Greekβρῶμος all →

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