bromine

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bromine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bromine \Bro"mine\, n. [Gr. ? bad smell, stink. Cf. Brome.]
     (Chem.)
     One of the halogen elements, related in its chemical
     qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol
     Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable
     odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature.
     In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water,
     and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral
     bromyrite.
     [1913 Webster]

bromine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bromine
      n 1: a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid
           element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water [syn:
           bromine, Br, atomic number 35]

bromine - Elements (07Nov00) :

  bromine
  Symbol: Br
  Atomic number: 35
  Atomic weight: 79.909
  Halogen element. Red volatile liquid at room temperature. Its reactivity
  is somewhere between chlorine and iodine. Harmful to human tissue in a
  liquid state, the vapour irritates eyes and throat. Discovered in 1826
  by
  Antoine Balard.