bromobenzene

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noun

The brominated derivative of benzene C₆H₅Br that is used as a solvent and, via Grignard reagents, to manufacture pharmaceuticals etc.

OriginEnglish benzene ← German Benzin ← French brome →
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Meanings

nounbromobenzene (countable and uncountable, plural bromobenzenes)

plural bromobenzenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe brominated derivative of benzene C₆H₅Br that is used as a solvent and, via Grignard reagents, to manufacture pharmaceuticals etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bromobenzolmonobromobenzenephenylbromide

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. GermanBenzoe
  7. GermanBenzin
  8. Englishbenzine
  9. Englishbenzene
  10. Englishbromobenzene

From bromo- + benzene.

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Translations

Catalan bromobenzè
  • bromobenzèbrominated derivative of benzene
Finnish bromibentseeni
  • bromibentseenibrominated derivative of benzene
Spanish bromobenceno
  • bromobencenobrominated derivative of benzene
Cite this entry
APA

bromobenzene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromobenzene

MLA

“bromobenzene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromobenzene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromobenzene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromobenzene.

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