bromophenol

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noun

Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine

OriginEnglish phenol ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) →
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Meanings

nounbromophenol (plural bromophenols)

plural bromophenols

  1. chemistryAny phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  9. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  10. Frenchphène
  11. Englishphenol
  12. Englishbromophenol

From bromo- + phenol.

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APA

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

MLA

“bromophenol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromophenol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromophenol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromophenol.

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