bromo-


  1. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which bromine is present: bromobenzene.

  • Also especially before a vowel, brom-.

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How to use bromo- in a sentence

  • Emerson, a Baltimore druggist, made a number of fortunes from his invention of bromo-Seltzer.

  • Then there's that ecclesiastical looking party, the patron of bromo-Quinine, whom I always take for some bearded movie star.

  • The expedition to the Bromo, by horse or litter, affords the supreme experience of Javanese volcanoes.

  • The ascent of the Bromo is negotiated from the eastern side to the lip of the gigantic crater.

  • The crater of Bromo is shaped like a huge funnel, seven hundred feet deep and nearly half a mile across.

    Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander Powell

British Dictionary definitions for bromo-

bromo-

combining form
  1. indicating the presence of bromine: bromoform

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