Etymology

dibromine

D2I1B3R1O1M3I1N1E1

Today it means: Two bromine atoms in a molecule; especially normal molecular bromine Br₂ or an ion or radical derived from it Full definition →

English bromine ← French brome ← Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos)
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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. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  8. Frenchbrome
  9. Englishbrome
  10. Englishbromine
  11. English todaydibromine

From di- + bromine.

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