bromol

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bromol - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tribromophenol \Tri*bro`mo*phe"nol\, Tribromphenol
  \Tri`brom*phe"nol\, n. (Chem.)
     A colorless crystalline substance (C6H3OBr3) prepared by
     the reaction of carbolic acid with bromine. The predominant
     isomer is 2,4,6-tribromophenol; -- called also bromol.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Tribual

  Bromol \Bro"mol\, n. [Abbr. fr. tribromophenol.] (Pharm.)
     A crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol,
     C6H2Br3OH), used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]