Etymology

dibromide

D2I1B3R1O1M3I1D2E1

Today it means: any bromide containing two bromine atoms in each molecule Full definition →

English bromide ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishbromide
  8. English todaydibromide

From di- + bromide.

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