Meanings
nounhydrobromination (usually uncountable, plural hydrobrominations)
plural hydrobrominations
- uncountableusuallychemistryReaction with hydrogen bromide (HBr) or hydrobromic acid, HBr(aq).
Origin
By surface analysis, hydro- + bromination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + brominate + -ion.
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hydrobromination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrobromination
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