hydrogen bromide

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hydrogen bromide - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hydrobromic \Hy`dro*bro"mic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + bromic.] (Chem.)
     Composed of hydrogen and bromine; as, hydrobromic acid.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Hydrobromic acid (Chem.), a colorless, pungent, corrosive
        gas, HBr, usually collected as a solution in water. It
        resembles hydrochloric acid, but is weaker and less
        stable. Called also hydrogen bromide.
        [1913 Webster]

hydrogen bromide - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hydrogen bromide
      n 1: a colorless gas that yields hydrobromic acid in solution
           with water