debrominate

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verb

To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination

OriginEnglish brominate ← French brome ← Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) →
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Meanings

verbdebrominate (third-person singular simple present debrominates, present participle debrominating, simple past and past participle debrominated)

present singular third person debrominates · participle present debrominating · participle past debrominated · past debrominated

  1. To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  8. Frenchbrome
  9. Englishbrome
  10. Englishbromine
  11. Englishbrominate
  12. Englishdebrominate

From de- + brominate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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