hypobromite

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noun

any salt or ester of hypobromous acid

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

nounhypobromite (plural hypobromites)

plural hypobromites

  1. chemistryany salt or ester of hypobromous acid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  6. Frenchbrome
  7. Englishbrome
  8. Englishbromine
  9. Englishbromite
  10. Englishhypobromite

From hypo- + bromite.

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Translations

German Hypobromit
  • Hypobromitany salt or ester of hypobromous acid
Hungarian hipobromit
  • hipobromitany salt or ester of hypobromous acid
Irish fobhróimít, hipeabróimít
  • fobhróimítany salt or ester of hypobromous acid
  • hipeabróimítany salt or ester of hypobromous acid
Italian ipobromito
  • ipobromitoany salt or ester of hypobromous acid
Portuguese hipobromito
  • hipobromitoany salt or ester of hypobromous acid
Spanish hipobromito
  • hipobromitoany salt or ester of hypobromous acid
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APA

hypobromite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypobromite

MLA

“hypobromite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypobromite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypobromite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypobromite.

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