Meanings
verbbrominate (third-person singular simple present brominates, present participle brominating, simple past and past participle brominated)
present singular third person brominates · participle present brominating · participle past brominated · past brominated
- transitivechemistryTo treat or react with bromine or hydrobromic acid, to introduce bromine into a compound.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
- Frenchbrome
- Englishbrome
- Englishbromine
- Englishbrominate
Cite this entry
APA
brominate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brominate
MLA
“brominate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brominate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brominate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brominate.
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