Etymology

tribromide

T1R1I1B3R1O1M3I1D2E1

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

English bromide ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Englishbromide
  7. English todaytribromide

From tri- + bromide.

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