bromobenzoic

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noun

Any bromo derivative of a benzoic group

OriginEnglish benzoic ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí →
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Meanings

nounbromobenzoic (plural bromobenzoics)

plural bromobenzoics

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryAny bromo derivative of a benzoic group

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzoic
  24. Englishbromobenzoic

From bromo- + benzoic.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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