bromoacetate

B3R1O1M3O1A1C3E1T1A1T1E1

noun

Any salt or ester of bromoacetic acid

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounbromoacetate (plural bromoacetates)

plural bromoacetates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of bromoacetic acid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Englishacetate
  7. Englishbromoacetate

From bromo- + acetate.

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APA

bromoacetate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoacetate

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Chicago

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